Wine Export - China (Label Requirement & Tarrif)

Label information required by China’s Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) includes:

• Name or brand of wine
• Ingredients
• Net Content (ml)
• Alcoholic Content (percent)
• Production Date (yy/mm/dd)
• Packer & Distributor
• Importer (name and address)
• Country of Origin
• Quality Guarantee and/or Storage Period (yy/mm/dd)
• Sugar Content (gram/I)

Above information can be printed on the back label, but necessary for wine code application.

Tariff on imported wine in China - 2007 Dec (source: www.wines-info.com)

i. The active rate of the imported bottle wine's tariff (The tax levied to pay by RMB)
1). Import Tax: 14% (CIF X 14%);
2). Value Added Tax: 17% (CIF + Import Tax Value) X 17%
3). Consumption Tax: 10% [ (CIF + Import Tax Value) / (1 - 10%)] X 10%

ii. The active rate of the imported bulk wine's tariff (The tax levied to pay by RMB)
1). Import Tax: 20% (CIF X 14%);
2). Value Added Tax: 17% (CIF + Import Tax Value) X 17%
3). Consumption Tax: 10% [ (CIF + Import Tax Value) / (1 - 10%)] X 10%

Remark: according to the China government and the Chile government bilateral preferential trade agreement policy the imported tariff ratio of Chilian wine: Below 2L is 12.6%. & Above 2L (including bulk wine) is 18%.