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Distilleries and liquor manufacturers in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Bosnia and Herzegovina at a glance

Population
3.1 million (2025)
GDP
US$32.6 billion (2025)
GDP per person
US$10,382 (2025)
Capital
Sarajevo
Currency
Convertible mark (BAM)
Climate
Most of the country has a moderate continental climate with hot summers and cold, snowy winters; Herzegovina in the south is Mediterranean. Seasonal temperature and rainfall figures were not found.
Alcohol status
legal
Legal drinking age
18 (purchase age; selling to under-18s is an offence, no minimum age to consume)
Alcohol per adult
6.5 litres of pure alcohol a year (2022, WHO)
Spirits imports
US$30.4 million (2024); mainly from Croatia, United Kingdom, Serbia
Spirits exports
US$10.0 million (2024); mainly to Serbia, Slovakia, Croatia
Import duty on spirits
Standard (MFN) rate 2022: whisky 15.0%; vodka 15.0%; rum 15.0%; gin 15.0%
Excise on spirits
BAM 8 to BAM 15 per litre of absolute alcohol (effective year not stated; page reviewed Sept 2026)
Traveller allowance
Per passenger: 1 litre of spirits above 22% ABV (or 2 litres at 22% or below), 4 litres still wine and 16 litres beer; not for passengers under 17 (customs instruction in force from April 2018).
Popular brands
Sarajevsko (Sarajevska pivara (Sarajevo Brewery))
Major producers
Sarajevska pivara (Sarajevo Brewery)
The market
No reliable market-size data found. Rakija is the traditional spirit and comes in many fruit types; home and small-scale production is common in the region. Recorded consumption is dominated by beer, with spirits a small share. Sarajevo Brewery (Sarajevsko) is a long-established local brewer.
Making spirits
Excise applies to the first domestic sale by a producer and to imports; excise goods include alcohol, alcoholic beverages and natural fruit brandy. The Indirect Taxation Authority (ITA/UIO) administers excise for the whole country.
Importing
Excise applies on import as well as domestic production; ITA publishes specific excise per litre of absolute alcohol (below). Customs tariff and VAT were not confirmed.
Advertising
WHO country profile (2018 edition, data c.2016): legally binding national rules - advertising: yes; product placement: yes; sponsorship: no; sales promotion: no; health-warning requirement - on adverts: no; on containers: no. 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 no, places/density no; off-premise: hours/days no, places/density no; restrictions - specific events: yes; intoxicated persons: yes; petrol stations: no; minimum age for spirits - on-premise 18, off-premise 18. Online sales not covered by the profile; check current local licensing rules.

Regulators: Indirect Taxation Authority of BiH (UIO/ITA)

Trade bodies and fairs: 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina is located in Southeastern Europe on the Balkan Peninsula. The country's official languages are Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian. Its economy is predominantly driven by manufacturing, energy production, agriculture, and services.

The spirits market

Alcohol sales are legal nationwide through private retail and on-premise channels, with imports permitted only for registered entities through the Indirect Taxation Authority (UINO). Local distilleries primarily produce fruit brandies (rakija), liqueurs, and herbal brandies. Spirits face an excise duty of BAM 15.00 per liter of absolute alcohol, a 17% VAT, and customs duties between 10% and 15%. However, European Union and CEFTA suppliers enjoy 0% preferential duties, creating access to meet growing demand for premium imported whiskies, gins, rums, and vodkas.

Licences, import duty and labelling rules in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Spirits importers and distributors in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Duty-free and travel-retail shops in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Who makes liquor in Bosnia and Herzegovina? This list covers 43 liquor manufacturers and distilleries — MB Impex d.o.o., Spektar Drink d.o.o., Destilerija Monaco (DOO Monaco / Destilerija Stupanj), Podrum Ostojić (Monako 2000 d.o.o.) 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina and the licences needed to make it there.

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