Golden Rules for Selecting Imported Wine Suppliers

In 2025,the global wine trade showed a trend of diversified production regions,with intensified competition between emerging wineries and traditional production areas.When selecting suppliers,it is essential to pay close attention to the following aspects:

• CompletenessofQualificationDocuments
  • PleasetranslatethefollowingsentenceintoEnglishandexplainitindetail:(Itneedstoincludethegrapevarietyandthevintageyear.)
  • HealthCertificate(incompliancewithChina’sGB2760standard)
  • Manufacturer’sfillinglicense(EECcertificationisrequiredfortheEuropeanUnion)
• Key points of the on-site inspection
  • Thematchbetweenannualoutputandexportvolume(bewareofcontractmanufacturers)
  • Storagetemperaturecontrolsystem(itispreferabletomaintainaconstanttemperatureof12-18°C).
  • Qualitytraceabilitysystem(includingatleastthreeyearsoftestingrecords)

Practical Analysis of the Entire Clearance Process

In 2025,the General Administration of Customs will implement a graded management system for wine imports,which is proposed to be carried out in three steps:

• Preparationofcustomsdeclarationdocuments
  • Thecommercialinvoicemustindicatetheproportionofgrapevarieties.
  • Thepackinglistmustindicatetheheattreatmentmarkonthewoodenboxes
  • Thealcoholcontentdetectionreportisaccuratetowithin±0.5%vol.
• Customs Valuation Strategy
  • TheCIFpricemustincludetheoverseastransportationinsurancepremium
  • Thespecialpackagingfeewillbechargedseparately
  • Forvintagewines,pleaseprovideareferencetotheirinternationalauctionprices

Deep application of tariff preferential policies

According to the upgraded version of the China-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement that came into effect in 2025,it is recommended to pay attention to the following aspects:

• ThetariffonChileanredwinehasbeenreducedto0%(forimportedbottles).
• ThetariffpreferenceswithinAustralia’squotawillcontinuetobeextended.
• SpecialtaxratesforEUgeographicalindicationproducts

Practical Recommendations: Mixed production areas can save 14-22% of the comprehensive tax rate when consolidating containers,but it is necessary to ensure that the HS code classification is accurate.

Prediction of Industry Trends in 2025

Based on the latest industry white paper data:

• Theshareofemergingproductionregionshasincreased(Georgia+27%,Moldova+19%).
• Inthepricerangeof500-800yuan,consumersaccountforthemajorityofpurchases
• Theimportvolumeoforganiccertifiedproductsisexpectedtoincreaseby40%.

Risk prevention and control system construction

According to the customs inspection cases from 2023 to 2025,the key areas of prevention are as follows:

• Labelcompliancerisk
  • TheChinesebacklabelmustincludeadeclarationthatthebottleisimportedfromabroad
  • Theaddressofthewineryneedstobespecifieddowntothehousenumber.
  • Theawardinformationmustbeaccompaniedbyofficialcertificates
• Handling of Quality Disputes
  • Reserve1.5%ofthegoodsvalueasaqualitydeposit
  • AgreeonthetermsoftheSGSthree-partyinspectionofgoods
  • Purchasetransportdamageinsurance(covering70%ofthegoodsvalue)