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Czechia
The business-to-business (B2B) hub for beverage alcohol: the trade rulebook for beverage alcohol, country by country, each section with its official sources.
As of 2026-11-10
Market status
Licensed. Spirits sales require the relevant trade concession, and covered duty-paid spirits distribution requires customs registration.
Sources
Who can trade
Customs identification: An Economic Operators Registration and Identification (EORI) number is required for business customs operations.
Wholesale and distribution: Business distribution of consumer-packed spirits at 15% alcohol by volume or above, under headings 2207 and 2208, requires spirits-distributor registration. Statutory exclusions include final retail sale and the first sale by the person responsible for marking the spirits. Spirits trading also requires the relevant concession.
Import, tax-warehouse and registered-consignee permissions, and registrations for beer, wine and cider wholesalers: Not yet sourced.
Business-to-business (B2B) online sale: Specific alcohol wholesale electronic-sale permission and conditions: Not yet sourced.
Sources
- https://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/customs/customs-procedures-import-and-export/customs-operations/economic-operators-registration-and-identification-number-eori_en?prefLang=it
- https://portal.gov.cz/sluzby-vs/registrace-distributora-lihu-S40412
- https://www.szpi.gov.cz/clanek/maloobchod.aspx?q=Y2hudW09Nw%3D%3D
Customs and duty
Tariff headings: Beer made from malt: 2203. Wine of fresh grapes, including fortified wine and certain grape must: 2204. Other fermented beverages, including cider, and qualifying mixtures: 2206. Spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages: 2208.
Import duty: The European Union common customs tariff applies to third-country imports. Detailed classification, origin, preferences, quotas and other tariff measures determine the duty. The Integrated Tariff of the European Union (TARIC) supplies the applicable measures; a four-digit heading alone does not establish the payable duty.
Excise: The national wine and intermediate-products regime includes qualifying fermented beverages under heading 2206. Still wine has a zero rate; sparkling wine and intermediate products are taxed by product volume. Spirits duty uses pure-alcohol quantity. Beer’s detailed calculation basis and the precise cider category treatment: Not yet sourced.
Territorial treatment: European Union customs and excise rules apply in Czechia.
Sources
- https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32016R1872
- https://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/customs/common-customs-tariff-cct/calculation-customs-duties_en
- https://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/online-services/online-services-and-databases-customs/eu-customs-tariff-taric_en
- https://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/taxation/vat/vat-directive/how-does-vat-work/territorial-scope_en
- https://www.businessinfo.cz/navody/dan-z-piva-a-dan-z-vina-a-meziproduktu/
- https://celnisprava.gov.cz/cz/dane/WebSPD/WebLih/Stranky/default.aspx
Labelling
Required language(s): Czech for mandatory consumer information. The final-consumer requirement also applies to distance-sale information; business-to-business outer-packaging treatment follows the specific food-information rules.
Mandatory warnings: Ingredient-dependent statements apply, including relevant sweetener and aspartame warnings. A general national alcohol-health or pregnancy warning: Not yet sourced.
Alcohol strength: Beverages above 1.2% alcohol by volume declare their actual alcoholic strength; wine follows its sector-specific rules.
Allergens: Relevant allergens require declaration. Without an ingredient list, the declaration uses “contains” followed by the allergen. Sulphur dioxide and sulphites above 10 milligrams per kilogram or litre, expressed as total sulphur dioxide, require declaration.
Origin: Wine requires provenance. Other beverages require origin where omission misleads; an origin claim can trigger primary-ingredient origin requirements.
Wine particulars: Ingredient and nutrition declarations apply, with transitional treatment for wine produced before 8 December 2023. Electronic disclosure is conditional; allergens and energy remain on the physical label.
Sources
- https://www.boe.es/buscar/doc.php?id=DOUE-L-2011-82311
- https://agriculture.ec.europa.eu/media/news/new-rules-wine-labelling-enter-application-2023-12-07_en
- https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/1190/oj/eng
- https://www.szpi.gov.cz/clanek/oznacovani-potravin-caste-dotazy.aspx
- https://www.szpi.gov.cz/clanek/postupy-a-stanoviska-szpi-oznacovani-jazykove-pozadavky-u-oznacovani-vnejsich-obalu-podle-narizeni-c-1169-2011.aspx
Age and sale limits
Legal purchase age: 18. Sellers display the prescribed Czech-language notice prohibiting alcohol sales to under-18s.
Channel limits: Spirits retailers obtain covered stock only through the permitted registered supply chain. Sale-hour restrictions and wholesale-specific online age-verification arrangements: Not yet sourced.
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Protected names
Protection framework: The European Commission maintains the legal registration database for protected food, wine and spirit names, alongside a register of protected traditional wine terms. Registration status and product specifications determine the applicable protection.
Verified examples: Rioja and Champagne are protected designations of origin for wine. These examples are not an exhaustive list.
Additional named spirit, beer and cider protections: Not yet sourced.
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GTIN authority
Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) member organisation: GS1 Czech Republic.
Sources
Not yet sourced
Import, warehousekeeper and consignee permissions; beer, wine and cider wholesale registrations; wholesale electronic-sale conditions; detailed beer excise basis and precise cider treatment; sale-hour restrictions and wholesale-specific online age verification: Not yet sourced.
General national alcohol-health or pregnancy warning; additional named spirit, beer and cider protections: Not yet sourced.
Library catalogue: bev-cuvee.org · this page as data: mcp.bev-cuvee.org/mcp (get_rulebook, code cz)