Distillers Distilleries and liquor manufacturers in Central African Republic
1 producer listed.
First Industrial Company SAU (Première Compagnie Industrielle) is a producer of Vodka based in Bangui, Central African Republic. Products: Wa Na Wa (Wanawa) Vodka
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Central African Republic at a glance
- Population
- 5.5 million (2025)
- GDP
- US$3.1 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$556.1 (2025)
- Capital
- Bangui
- Currency
- Central African CFA franc (XAF)
- Languages
- French, Sango
- Climate
- Generally tropical; wet season June-September in the north and May-October in the south; hot and humid north February-May with harmattan; equatorial south.
- Legal drinking age
- Off-premise sales to under-15s and on-premise sales to under-21s are prohibited (Wikipedia summary)
- Alcohol per adult
- 1.8 litres of pure alcohol a year (2022, WHO)
- Spirits imports
- US$790,988 (2024); mainly from United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Netherlands
- Spirits exports
- US$840 (2024); mainly to France
- Import duty on spirits
- Standard (MFN) rate 2023: whisky 30.0%; vodka 30.0%; rum 30.0%; gin 30.0%
- The market
- A very small market (WHO estimate about 1.8 litres per capita in 2022). No sourced market data found.
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.
Sources (11)
- data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL?locations=CF
- data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.CD?locations=CF
- data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.CD?locations=CF
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_African_Republic
- comtradeplus.un.org/ (UN Comtrade, HS 2208, reporter-declared, flow imports)
- comtradeplus.un.org/ (UN Comtrade, HS 2208, reporter-declared, flow exports)
- wits.worldbank.org/API/V1/SDMX/V21/datasource/TRN/reporter/140/partner/000/product/220830/
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_drinking_age
- data.worldbank.org/country/cf
- who.int/data/gho/data/indicators/indicator-details/GHO/total-(recorded-unrecorded)-alcohol
- comtradeplus.un.org/
About Central African Republic
The Central African Republic is a landlocked nation located in Central Africa. French and Sango serve as its official languages. The country's economy is primarily centered on agriculture, forestry, and mineral resources such as diamonds.
The spirits market
Alcohol is legal with no statutory drinking age, and retail distribution occurs through grocery stores, licensed bars, and restaurants. Registered commercial entities can import spirits, facing a 30% CIF duty, a 25% ad valorem excise, a specific excise of 1,500 XAF per litre, and 19% VAT. Local manufacturing includes vodka from producers like First Industrial Company SAU. Exporter demand focuses on Bangui's hospitality sector for blended Scotch whisky, cognac, and vodka, though overland transit logistics via Cameroon and border taxes limit formal trade.
Licences, import duty and labelling rules in the Central African Republic
Spirits importers and distributors in the Central African Republic
Duty-free and travel-retail shops in the Central African Republic
Who makes liquor in Central African Republic? This list covers 1 liquor manufacturer and distillery — First Industrial Company SAU (Première Compagnie Industrielle): 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 Central African Republic and the licences needed to make it there.
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