pt.bev-cuvee.org · AS OF 2026-11-10
Portugal
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. Alcohol falls within the national excise framework. Activity-specific trading permissions: Not yet sourced.
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Who can trade
Import, wholesale and distribution licences and food-business registrations: Not yet sourced.
Business-to-business (B2B) online sale: Not yet sourced.
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Customs and duty
Tariff headings: 2203 covers beer made from malt; 2204 covers wine of fresh grapes and certain grape must; 2206 covers other fermented beverages, including cider, and qualifying mixtures; 2208 covers spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages.
Import duty: The European Union common customs tariff applies. Detailed classification, origin, preferences and other tariff measures determine the duty. A four-digit heading alone does not establish the payable duty.
Excise: The alcohol excise code distinguishes beer, wine, other fermented beverages, intermediate products and spirits. Detailed current category treatment and reliefs: Not yet sourced.
Territorial treatment, including island variations: Not yet sourced.
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://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/legislacao-consolidada/decreto-lei/2010-34478675-105758356
Labelling
Required language(s): Portuguese.
Mandatory alcohol warnings: National alcohol-health or pregnancy warning: Not yet sourced.
Alcohol strength: Beverages above 1.2% alcohol by volume declare their actual strength; wine follows sector-specific rules.
Allergens: Relevant allergens require declaration, using “contains” if there is no ingredient list. Sulphites above 10 milligrams per litre require declaration.
Origin: Wine requires provenance. Other foods require origin where omission misleads; stated origin may trigger primary-ingredient origin disclosure.
Wine particulars: Ingredient and nutrition declarations apply, subject to transition for wine produced before 8 December 2023. Electronic disclosure is conditional; allergens and energy remain on the physical label.
Ingredient-dependent warnings: Sweetener and aspartame statements apply where relevant.
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.asae.gov.pt/perguntas-frequentes1/area-alimentar/rotulagem/rotulagem-ingredientes.aspx
Age and sale limits
Legal purchase age: 18.
Sale-hour and channel limits: Alcohol sales are generally prohibited from 00:00 to 08:00, with statutory exceptions including specified hospitality and passenger facilities. Vending-machine sales are prohibited. The precise treatment of wholesale-only transactions under these restrictions: 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 Portugal, Associação Portuguesa de Identificação e Codificação.
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Not yet sourced
Activity-specific import, wholesale and distribution permissions; food-business registrations; online trade; detailed excise treatment and reliefs; territorial variations; national health warnings; wholesale scope of sale restrictions: Not yet sourced.
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 pt)