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Customs duty on alcoholic beverages imported into Azerbaijan changed

09 September 2026 19:43 (UTC +04:00)

The customs duty on cognac, whisky, rum, gin and juniper tincture, vodka, liqueurs, spirits and wine imported into Azerbaijan has changed, APA reports.

The Cabinet of Ministers has adopted a decision in this regard.

Until December 31, 2030, the import customs duty on cognac, whisky, rum, gin and juniper tincture, vodka, liqueurs and spirits imported into the country will be applied at a rate of 15%, but not less than USD 4.0 per liter. Currently, the import customs duty on these beverages is USD 2 per liter.

The Cabinet of Ministers has also made amendments to the “Commodity Nomenclature of Foreign Economic Activity of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Rates of Import Customs Duties and Rates of Export Customs Duties.”

According to the decision, until December 31, 2030, the import customs duty on wine imported into the country will be applied at a rate of 15%, but not less than USD 3.0 per liter.

Currently, USD 1.4 is charged per liter of wine imported into the country.

For wines with an actual alcoholic strength of 18% by volume or less, a customs duty of 15%, but not less than USD 2.0 per liter, will also be applied until December 31, 2030. Currently, USD 1 is charged per liter of wines imported into the country with an actual alcoholic strength of 18% by volume or less.

For wines in the process of fermentation or whose fermentation has been stopped by a method other than the addition of alcohol, which are currently not subject to an import customs duty, a customs duty of 15%, but not less than USD 3.0 per liter, will also be applied until December 31, 2030.

Currently, a 15% import customs duty is in force for concentrated wines with a density of 1.33 g/cm³ or less at a temperature of 20°C and an actual alcoholic strength not exceeding 1% by volume.

According to the amendment, a customs duty of 15%, but not less than USD 3.0 per liter, will also be applied to these wines until December 31, 2030.

This Decision will enter into force 90 (ninety) days after the date of its publication.