About
What you should do
How long does it take
How much does it cost
Forms to complete
Who to contact
About importing liquor
If you want to import liquor or liquor products in bulk or bottles (excluding beer) to South Africa you must have an import certificate before your liquor products can be released for delivery from the port of entry.
You apply for the import certificate only once, whereafter the same import certificate number can be used provided that the composition, content, bottle size and label of the product does not change.
What you should do
- Visit the website www.dawineonline.co.za; on the home page you will see a block on the right-hand side of the screen “register now”.
- You click on the block and a whole lot of application forms will appear. You will use only the bottom two (importers information and member information)
- The importers information is to register your company as an Import Company and the member information is to register the person that is going to do the application/s for the Import Certificate/s on Wine On line
- You need to print these two forms and complete it and return
- After the registration is done you will receive your log on details per email and the email address that you will receive will be system@doawineonline.co.za. You click on the link to activate your log on.
- Submit the application form and a sample consisting of at least 750 ml of the product you want to import to the office of the Division Liquor Products by post to Private Bag X5015, Stellenbosch, 7599 or hand deliver it to Plant Quarantine Station, Food Safety and Quality Assurance (FSQA), Polkadraai Road, Stellenbosch.
- If you want to import liquor in bottles, you must submit a sample packaged in an original bottle which will be used when selling. The label on the bottle will be evaluated to ensure it complies with the requirements of the Liquor Products Act, 1989.
- If you are importing liquor in bulk, you must submit a sample in an ordinary 750 ml bottle. It does not have to be the original bottle that will be used for sale because only the content of the liquor will be evaluated.
- Pay the prescribed fee (in cash only).
- Before you import the liquor products into South Africa, you must give 48 hours notice to the Division Quality Audit.
- At the port of entry, apply for permission to remove the liquor from the port of entry to where you want to sell it in South Africa.
- Importer/Agent/Representative must arrange an inspection with the nearest office of Directorate Inspection Services within 72 hours after the goods entered the country
How long does it take
There is no set time for this service.
How much does it cost
The applicable tariffs for 2024/25 financial year in terms of Treasury Regulation FA 4.3.2.6 (22/23) 26.10.2021 will be implemented, please enquire at the at any Directorate Inspection services offices.
Forms to complete
Application for an import certificate
Who to contact
Regional offices
Tel 021 809 1660
Fax 021 887 9457
E-mail jeswaynen@dalrrd.gov.za
Physical address: Plant Quarantine Station, Polkadraai Road, Stellenbosch 7600
Postal address: Inspection Services – Stellenbosch, Private Bag X5015, Stellenbosch 7599
Web address: https://www.dalrrd.gov.za/Branches/Agricultural-Production-Health-Food-Safety/Inspection-Services/About-Us
