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Importing wine from the EU

Feature article in Drinks Business – 30 October 2020

Chris Porter, business development manager at Kukla Beverage Logistics, has been calling customers to explain the changes. He said the temporary suspension was “very good news”, but that he hopes “further negotiation post 1 Jan will lead to a more permanent arrangement whereby imported wines from the EU are exempt from VI-1s.”

Chris Porter believes businesses should prepare for the worst-case scenario.

He told the drinks business that, as it stands, post 1 July 2021 there are four main elements that will be required. As before, to import wine from the EU, a commercial invoice is needed. The three other elements, however, are different.