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Distilleries and liquor manufacturers in Austria

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Austria at a glance

Population
9.2 million (2025)
GDP
US$579.5 billion (2025)
GDP per person
US$62,930 (2025)
Capital
Vienna
Currency
Euro (EUR)
Languages
German (Burgenland Croatian, Hungarian and Slovene regionally official)
Climate
Cool to temperate, alpine in most of the country (Alps cover nearly three-quarters). Winter roughly -10 to 0 C; summer averages in the mid-20s C; the east (Danube valley, Pannonian plain) is continental and drier. Record high 40.5 C (August 2013).
Alcohol status
legal
Legal drinking age
Purchase 16 for beer, wine and cider; 18 for distilled drinks (set per federal state, harmonised January 2019)
Alcohol per adult
11.6 litres of pure alcohol a year (2024, WHO)
Spirits imports
US$259.7 million (2024); mainly from Germany, United Kingdom, Italy, USA
Spirits exports
US$224.5 million (2023); mainly to Germany, Netherlands, USA, Italy
Import duty on spirits
Standard (MFN) rate 2023: whisky 0.0%; vodka 0.0%; rum 0.0% ad valorem on 2 line(s) plus specific duty on 4 line(s) (AVE avg about 0.18%); gin 0.0%
Excise on spirits
EUR 1,200 per hl pure alcohol (2026)
Traveller allowance
EU allowance for travellers arriving from outside the EU: 1 litre of spirits above 22% (or 1 litre undenatured alcohol 80%+, or 2 litres fortified/sparkling wine), plus 4 litres still wine and 16 litres beer; not available to under-17s.
The market
WHO estimates total alcohol consumption at about 11.6 litres of pure alcohol per adult (2024, three-year average). UN Comtrade shows HS 2208 spirits imports of about USD 260 million (2024), mainly from Germany, the UK, Italy and the USA, and exports of about USD 224 million (2023), mainly to Germany, the Netherlands, the USA and Italy, so Austria is both a sizeable importer and an exporter of spirits. Excise on spirits is EUR 1,200 per hl pure alcohol (2026).
Importing
Austria applies the EU Common External Tariff to spirits from outside the EU (HS 2208 lines were at or near 0% ad valorem in the 2023 WITS data already in this file), then national excise on ethyl alcohol, per hectolitre of pure alcohol (see excise_spirits), and national VAT. Spirits from other EU members move under excise-suspension arrangements and are taxed at the destination rate.
Advertising
WHO country profile (2018 edition, data c.2016): legally binding national rules - advertising: yes; product placement: yes; sponsorship: set sub-nationally; sales promotion: set sub-nationally; health-warning requirement - on adverts: set sub-nationally; on containers: set sub-nationally. Status may have changed since; check current national advertising code.
Sale restrictions
WHO country profile (2018 edition, data c.2016): national limits on sale - on-premise: hours/days yes, places/density yes; off-premise: hours/days yes, places/density no; restrictions - specific events: no; intoxicated persons: yes; petrol stations: no; minimum age for spirits - on-premise set sub-nationally, off-premise set sub-nationally. Online sales not covered by the profile; check current local licensing rules.

Regulators: Federal Ministry of Finance / Customs (excise on alcohol)

Trade bodies and fairs: FNGO - Fachverband der Nahrungs- und Genussmittelindustrie Österreichs, spiritsEUROPE (EU federation of national spirits associations; members list), ProWein, Dusseldorf (international wine and spirits fair)

Compiled by Distillers Hub in October 2026 from the World Bank, WHO, UN Comtrade, the WITS tariff database and the sources below. Figures change: check with the regulator or a customs broker before you act.

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About Austria

Austria is a landlocked country located in Central Europe, where German is the official language. Its economy is well known for industrial manufacturing, skilled services, engineering, and tourism.

The spirits market

Alcohol is legal in Austria, with spirits distributed through private retail and gastronomy channels rather than a state monopoly. Commercial entities holding an EORI number can import most spirits duty-free under HS 2208, subject to 20% VAT and an excise duty of €1,200 per 100 liters of pure alcohol. Local production centers on gin, eau-de-vie, liqueurs, edelbrände, schnapps, and whisky. Market opportunities exist for exporters supplying premium craft spirits, single-cask whiskies, high-end rums, and artisanal agave spirits.

Licences, import duty and labelling rules in Austria

Spirits importers and distributors in Austria

Duty-free and travel-retail shops in Austria

Who makes liquor in Austria? This list covers 188 liquor manufacturers and distilleries — Destillerie Franz Bauer GmbH, Destillerie Jesche, Destillerie Brenngeist, Broger Privatbrennerei OG and more: whisky, rum, gin, vodka, brandy, neutral spirit (ENA) and local spirits producers, with their towns, products and websites. See also how to import or export liquor to Austria and the licences needed to make it there.

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