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Import wine

150% total customs duty for most origins, no IGST but state excise, FSSAI labelling and state label registration.

Free to importHS 2204
Basic customs duty
50%
50%
Social welfare surcharge
10% of BCD
IGST
Not levied (ou
Not levied (outside GST)
India’s imports, 2025-26
US$ 30.8 mn
from 25 countries

The tariff rate for 2204 is 150%. S. No. 70 of notification 45/2025-Customs lowers the basic duty on 2204, 2205, 2206 and 2208 to 50%, and AIDC of 100% applies under 11/2021-Customs, so most wine pays the same total as before. Australian wine can get a lower preferential rate under the India–Australia ECTA (in force 29 Dec 2022), linked to the bottle’s import price; EU wine has no agreement rate. Alcoholic liquor for human consumption is outside GST, so no IGST is charged; the state levies excise or import fees instead. Confirm the rate for your origin and bottle price on ICEGATE. AIDC 100% (notification 11/2021-Customs as first issued), so the total customs duty stays at about 150%. State excise duty and fees are extra. CBIC — Notification 45/2025-Customs (effective duty rates), 24 Oct 2025, as amended ↗

What is imported

Imported wine is bought by hotels, restaurants, duty-free shops and premium retail. Imports under 2204 were about US$ 31 million in FY 2025-26 (TradeStat), from Australia (22%), Singapore (20%, mostly re-exports), France (19%), Italy (11%) and Chile. Every state controls the sale of alcohol, so the importer also needs licences in each state where the wine will be sold.

Import policy · Free to import

Free under ITC(HS) Schedule 1. The real conditions come from FSSAI (alcoholic beverage standards and labelling), Legal Metrology, and the excise law of each state where the wine is stored or sold.

Licences and registrations you need

  • FSSAICentral licence for food importers (FoSCoS), then a No Objection Certificate for each consignment through FICS at the port.fics.fssai.gov.in ↗
  • Legal Metrology (Consumer Affairs)Importer registration under the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules if you import or sell retail packs.consumeraffairs.nic.in ↗
  • Customs (bonded warehouse)Most importers clear wine into a customs bonded warehouse and pay duty only when they take stock out for a state; the warehouse licence is under the Customs Act, 1962.icegate.gov.in ↗

What is checked at the port

  • FSSAI checks the label (alcohol content, allergen and statutory warnings, importer details) and may test samples against the alcoholic beverage standards.
  • Customs checks the declared value per bottle, especially where a preferential rate depends on price.
  • State excise checks the brand and label registration and the import or transport permit before stock can move into the state.

Practical tips

  • Register the brand and label with the excise department of each target state first; the process and fees differ by state.
  • Print or sticker the Indian label (importer name, FSSAI licence number) before or in the bonded warehouse.
  • Start with a mixed container for hotels in one state rather than many states at once.

Where new importers go wrong

  • Landing stock before state label registration — it waits in the warehouse while fees build up.
  • Wrong or missing FSSAI label elements, leading to relabelling or rejection.
  • Heat damage in un-reefered containers during Indian summer.
Sources (8)
  1. CBIC — Notification 45/2025-Customs (effective duty rates), 24 Oct 2025, as amended
  2. CBIC — Customs Tariff of India (as on 30.06.2025)
  3. Notification 11/2021-Customs — Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess (as first issued)
  4. CBIC — Notification 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate), 17 Sep 2025 (IGST rates from 22 Sep 2025)
  5. FSSAI — Food Import Clearance System (FICS)
  6. DGFT — ITC(HS) import policy (Schedule 1)
  7. Commerce Ministry TradeStat — commodity-wise imports by country (FY 2025-26)
  8. ICEGATE — Customs duty and tariff look-up

Import data

Where India buys wine

India’s imports from the Department of Commerce’s TradeStat, country by country. US$, financial years.

Imports, 2025-26
US$ 30.8 mn
Change from 2024-25
+17.3%
Supplying countries
25
Biggest supplier
Australia
22%
Australia: US$ 6.6 mnSingapore: US$ 6.2 mnFrance: US$ 5.8 mnItaly: US$ 3.4 mnBhutan: US$ 2.5 mnChile: US$ 1.1 mnUnited Arab Emirates: US$ 690kSouth Korea: US$ 590kSouth Africa: US$ 580kSpain: US$ 580kSri Lanka: US$ 520kUnited States of America: US$ 510kUnited Kingdom: US$ 330kPortugal: US$ 320kNew Zealand: US$ 300kAustralia: US$ 6.6 mnAustraliaSingapore: US$ 6.2 mnSingaporeFrance: US$ 5.8 mnFranceItaly: US$ 3.4 mnItalyBhutan: US$ 2.5 mnBhutanChile: US$ 1.1 mnChileUnited Arab Emirates: US$ 690kSouth Korea: US$ 590kSouth Africa: US$ 580kSpain: US$ 580kSri Lanka: US$ 520kUnited States of America: US$ 510kUnited Kingdom: US$ 330kPortugal: US$ 320kNew Zealand: US$ 300kIndia
Where India imports wine from — among our 80 countries, 2025-26
2020-21: US$ 13.8 mn142020-212021-22: US$ 23.7 mn242021-222022-23: US$ 34.5 mn342022-232023-24: US$ 432 mn4322023-242024-25: US$ 26.2 mn262024-252025-26: US$ 30.8 mn312025-26
India’s wine imports · US$ million

Biggest supplying countries

Name2025-26Change
1AustraliaUS$ 6.6 mn+17.2%
2SingaporeUS$ 6.2 mn+10.2%
3FranceUS$ 5.8 mn+43.4%
4ItalyUS$ 3.4 mn+28.3%
5BhutanUS$ 2.5 mn+3.3%
6ChileUS$ 1.1 mn+24.2%
7United Arab EmiratesUS$ 690k+3%
8South KoreaUS$ 590k+103.4%
9South AfricaUS$ 580k+31.8%
10SpainUS$ 580k0%
11Sri LankaUS$ 520k+92.6%
12United States of AmericaUS$ 510k+50%

Which sources are growing and shrinking

Growing sources

  1. FranceUS$ 4 mn → US$ 5.8 mn+43.4%
  2. ItalyUS$ 2.7 mn → US$ 3.4 mn+28.3%
  3. ChileUS$ 910k → US$ 1.1 mn+24.2%
  4. AustraliaUS$ 5.7 mn → US$ 6.6 mn+17.2%
  5. SingaporeUS$ 5.6 mn → US$ 6.2 mn+10.2%

Shrinking sources

  1. United KingdomUS$ 1.2 mn → US$ 330k-72.7%

Which forms come in, and at what price

Imports by 8-digit tariff line, 2025-26. Average price = total value ÷ total quantity.

Tariff lineValue 2025-26ChangeQuantityAverage price
Wine, sparkling — sparkling wine2204 10 00US$ 8 mn+14.7%383k litresUS$ 20.83 per litre
Port and other still red wines2204 21 10US$ 7 mn-14.1%1.6 mn litresUS$ 4.30 per litre
Other wine of frsh grapes includingudng grape must2204 21 90US$ 5.8 mn+44.7%1.3 mn litresUS$ 4.54 per litre
Sherry and other steel white wines2204 21 20US$ 4.6 mn+43.3%1.2 mn litresUS$ 3.96 per litre
Other wine of frsh grapes excludinguding grape must2204 29 90US$ 4.6 mn+53%824k litresUS$ 5.53 per litre
Port and other still red wines2204 29 10US$ 550k+48.6%73k litresUS$ 7.49 per litre
Others-of-wine of frsh grapes in containers holding more than 2 l b...2204 22 90US$ 260k-46.9%71k litresUS$ 3.64 per litre
Wine, still, in containers holding more than 2 litres but not more than 10 litres — port and other red wines2204 22 10US$ 40k+300%3k litresUS$ 11.84 per litre
Sherry and other still white wines2204 29 20US$ 40k-50%32k litresUS$ 1.26 per litre
Grape must in heading no. 2009 in item no. 2204.2 — other grape must2204 30 00US$ 20k-50%2k litresUS$ 9.71 per litre

Source: TradeStat — Export Import Data Bank, Department of Commerce · Figures taken 29 October 2026.

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