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Importing sparkling wine for personal usage

  • 13-07-2018 03:31PM
    #1
    barry1708
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 77 ✭✭


    Hello everyone,

    Just a quick question, I would like to import around 45 litres of Sparkling wine from France to Ireland by boat.
    I called customs and they said no customs applied.
    My partner and I would like to know if, for that kind of amounts we do need to pay the "excise duty tax" which is 849.68€ per hectolitres.

    France VAT for alcohol is at 20% and here in Ireland at 23% so I know ill have to pay for that.

    Thanks in advance.


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  • #2
    vandriver
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,480 ✭✭✭vandriver


    barry1708 wrote: »
    Hello everyone,

    Just a quick question, I would like to import around 45 litres of Sparkling wine from France to Ireland by boat.
    I called customs and they said no customs applied.
    My partner and I would like to know if, for that kind of amounts we do need to pay the "excise duty tax" which is 849.68€ per hectolitres.

    France VAT for alcohol is at 20% and here in Ireland at 23% so I know ill have to pay for that.

    Thanks in advance.

    https://www.revenue.ie/en/companies-and-charities/excise-and-licences/alcohol-products-tax/alcohol-products-tax/when-do-i-pay-alcohol-products-tax.aspx


  • #3
    pedroeibar1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,105 ✭✭✭pedroeibar1


    If you are bringing it in personally (in your car or boat) for personal consumption you can import 60 litres of sparkling wine or up to 110 litres of unfortified wine if the duty has already been paid in France. You might be asked for proof that this has been paid. If you are having it delivered / shipped by Fedex /whoever and the French supplier is not registered with Irish Revenue you will be hit by taxes (if you can find a French supplier prepared to ship to Ireland).


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