Import Quantity of Wine per Importer Restricted

The Serbian Association of Employers announced yesterday that it was satisfied with the decision of the Government of Serbia to distribute the quotas for the import of wine from the European Union in line with the preferential rates for 2021, because, according to them, it puts order in the market and enables fair competition.

They say that this decision made by the government restricts the quantity of wine that a single importer can import, which was a subject of dispute in the past period.

The quotas for the import of wine are set per quarters. In the first three quarters of 2021, a single importer can import a maximum of 15% of the total quarterly quota.

The final quarter is exempt from this decision. If a single importer has not reached 15% of the quarterly quota in the previous trimester, the amount is added to the maximum 15% in the next quarter.

– We are satisfied that the Government of Serbia has accepted the initiative of the Serbian Association of Employers and reached this decision. It puts order to our wine market and enables fair competition for all participants in the importing activities, regardless of their size – says Srdjan Drobnjakovic, the director of UPS.

The total quota for the import of wine from the EU in 2021 is 2.5 million liters and is split into four equal quarterly quotas of 625,000 liters each, the Association says in the press release.

Unija poslodavaca Srbije Beograd

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Srđan Drobnjaković