am.bev-cuvee.org · AS OF 2026-11-10
Armenia
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 — private trade is subject to national permissions and product-specific import notifications. Vodka import and specified grape-distillate imports are notified activities administered by the Ministry of Economy. Armenia applies the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) customs framework together with Armenian excise and food requirements. A single unrestricted alcohol import permission must not be assumed.
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Who can trade
Import: The Ministry of Economy identifies vodka under heading 2208 and grape-wine or grape-marc distillates under 220820 as subject to notification, with separate treatment for the specified volume bands. The precise application documents and treatment of every finished spirit, wine, beer and cider category: Not yet sourced.
Wholesale and distribution: The national administrative code penalises alcohol sales without the relevant permission. Food-safety, storage, traceability and excise-stamp rules also apply to the supply chain. The municipal permit procedure, wholesale-specific scope and the distinction between trade permissions and import notifications: Not yet sourced.
Business-to-business (B2B) online sale: Alcohol-specific online brokerage, ordering, fulfilment and cross-border platform permissions: Not yet sourced.
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Customs and duty
Classification: Use 2203 for malt beer, 2204 for grape wine, 2206 for cider and other fermented beverages, and 2208 for spirits, then determine the full national tariff line. Imports from outside the EAEU use its Common Customs Tariff, subject to any applicable accession provisions. The State Revenue Committee import platform provides tariff, permit and payment information by product code.
Excise: Armenian tax applies to beer, wine and other alcoholic beverages, including qualifying imports of EAEU goods. The Tax Code distinguishes volume-based charges from pure-alcohol charges and particular beverage classes. Union membership therefore does not remove Armenian excise. Covered packaged alcohol requires excise stamps, subject to the container and product exemptions in Article 389. Value added tax and customs-operation charges are separate.
Territorial treatment: The national import framework applies to Armenia. Exact tariff subheadings, origin preferences, intra-union documentation, duty-suspension procedures and special-zone treatment: Not yet sourced.
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Labelling
Armenian-language labelling is mandatory under the Food Safety Law. Its general particulars include the name, composition where required, additives, allergens remaining in the finished product, net quantity, production date, applicable shelf life and storage instructions, manufacturer/importer or representative details, country of origin and batch identification. Product-specific exemptions must be checked separately.
The current beverage-specific alcohol-strength presentation, compulsory health warnings, wine particulars, Russian-language requirements, conformity marking and the implementation timetable for EAEU Technical Regulation 047/2018: Not yet sourced. Do not substitute European Union wine or food-label rules for the Armenian and applicable EAEU requirements.
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Age and sale limits
Minimum sale age is 18. Alcohol cannot be sold in trade outlets within educational, children’s and medical-preventive establishments. Sale through automatic self-service machines is prohibited. National or municipal sale hours, permitted delivery arrangements and exceptions relevant to wholesale movements: Not yet sourced.
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Protected names
Armenia’s Geographical Indications Law provides protection for wine designations of origin and geographical indications, and geographical indications for spirits. The wine rules distinguish origin-linked quality from reputation-based geographical indications and set grape-origin and production-area conditions. The Intellectual Property Office publishes registration categories and a list of protected geographical indications under Appendix X. Verified individual beverage-name examples and the applicable foreign-name transitional provisions: Not yet sourced.
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GTIN authority
GS1 Armenia is the national GS1 member organisation for obtaining Global Trade Item Numbers (GTINs) and the associated GS1 identification capacity.
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Not yet sourced
Not yet sourced: Full category-specific import notifications and permissions; wholesale and municipal permit scope/procedure; B2B online sale and delivery; exact tariff lines/preferences, intra-union documentation and special zones; beverage-specific strength, warnings, wine particulars, Russian-language and conformity-marking rules; implementation of EAEU Technical Regulation 047/2018; sale hours; individual protected beverage names and foreign-name transitional provisions.
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