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Bulgaria
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. The excise and tax-warehouse framework controls manufacture, storage, movement and release of alcoholic products. Warehousekeepers and other specified operators require the applicable authorisation or registration.
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Who can trade
Customs identification: An Economic Operators Registration and Identification (EORI) number is required for business customs operations.
Import, wholesale and distribution: The excise framework recognises authorised warehousekeepers, registered operators, temporary registered consignees and other specified liable persons. Customs liability also applies to imported excisable goods. The precise authorisation for the proposed warehouse, import or duty-paid distribution model: Not yet sourced.
Business-to-business (B2B) online sale: Specific alcohol wholesale electronic-sale permission and conditions: Not yet sourced.
Food-business registration and additional premises requirements: Not yet sourced.
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Customs and duty
Tariff headings: Beer made from malt: 2203. Wine of fresh grapes, including fortified wine and certain grape must: 2204. Other fermented beverages, including cider, and qualifying mixtures: 2206. Spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages: 2208.
Import duty: The European Union common customs tariff applies to third-country imports. Detailed classification, origin, preferences, quotas and other tariff measures determine the duty. The Integrated Tariff of the European Union (TARIC) supplies the applicable measures; a four-digit heading alone does not establish the payable duty.
Excise: Alcoholic products fall within the national excise and tax-warehouse legislation. The competent customs authority administers the tax. Current national beer, wine, cider, intermediate-product and spirits calculation bases, zero-rate categories and reliefs: Not yet sourced.
Territorial treatment: European Union customs and excise rules apply in Bulgaria.
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- 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://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/taxation/vat/vat-directive/how-does-vat-work/territorial-scope_en
- https://psc.egov.bg/en/psc-customs-and-excise-duties
Labelling
Required language(s): National language requirement under the enacted current food legislation: Not yet sourced.
Mandatory warnings: Ingredient-dependent statements apply, including relevant sweetener and aspartame warnings. A general national alcohol-health or pregnancy warning: Not yet sourced.
Alcohol strength: Beverages above 1.2% alcohol by volume declare their actual alcoholic strength; wine follows its sector-specific rules.
Allergens: Relevant allergens require declaration. Without an ingredient list, the declaration uses “contains” followed by the allergen. Sulphur dioxide and sulphites above 10 milligrams per kilogram or litre, expressed as total sulphur dioxide, require declaration.
Origin: Wine requires provenance. Other beverages require origin where omission misleads; an origin claim can trigger primary-ingredient origin requirements.
Wine particulars: Ingredient and nutrition declarations apply, with transitional treatment for wine produced before 8 December 2023. Electronic disclosure is conditional; allergens and energy remain on the physical label.
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Age and sale limits
Legal purchase age: 18. The Criminal Code prohibits sale of an alcoholic drink to a person under 18.
Sale-hour and channel limits affecting wholesale, distribution and online fulfilment: 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 Bulgaria.
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Not yet sourced
Precise import, warehouse and duty-paid distribution authorisations; wholesale electronic-sale conditions; food-business registration and premises requirements; national excise calculation bases, zero-rate categories and reliefs; national label language; sale-hour and channel limits: Not yet sourced.
General national alcohol-health or pregnancy warning; additional named spirit, beer and cider protections: Not yet sourced.
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