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Distilleries and liquor manufacturers in Malawi

17 producers listed, including 2 bulk or neutral spirit.

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Malawi at a glance

Population
22.2 million (2025)
GDP
US$14.9 billion (2025)
GDP per person
US$671.5 (2025)
Capital
Lilongwe
Currency
Malawian kwacha (MWK)
Languages
English
Climate
Hot in the low-lying south and temperate in the northern highlands. Rainy season runs November to April, peaking in late March; May to September is almost dry. Landlocked, so spirits arrive overland through neighbouring ports.
Alcohol status
legal
Legal drinking age
18 (selling, serving or supplying alcohol to under-18s is prohibited)
Alcohol per adult
3.3 litres of pure alcohol a year (2019, WHO)
Spirits imports
US$372,632 (2024); mainly from South Africa, Mauritius, China, Japan
Spirits exports
US$71,369 (2024); mainly to Zambia, Mozambique, China, South Africa
Import duty on spirits
Standard (MFN) rate 2021: whisky 25.0%; vodka 25.0%; rum 25.0%; gin 25.0%
The market
WHO data show that about 86% of alcohol consumed in Malawi (2019) is in the "other" group, which in practice means traditional and home-brewed drinks, so branded spirits are a small part of the market. Declared HS 2208 imports are tiny (about USD 0.37 million in 2024), mostly from South Africa and Mauritius.

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 Malawi

Malawi is a landlocked nation located in southeastern Africa. English serves as the official language, alongside widely spoken local languages such as Chichewa. The country's economy is predominantly agrarian, best known for the cultivation and export of cash crops like tobacco, tea, and sugar.

The spirits market

Alcohol is legal in Malawi, where local manufacturers produce potable spirits, cane spirits, gin, whisky, and vodka. Registered commercial entities may import spirits, subject to a 30% MFN customs duty, a 110% excise duty, and 16.5% VAT tracked via digital excise stamps. With sales in sachets strictly prohibited, regulatory enforcement against illicit products creates opportunities for exporters of bottled spirits such as Scotch whisky, cognac, and gin.

Licences, import duty and labelling rules in Malawi

Spirits importers and distributors in Malawi

Duty-free and travel-retail shops in Malawi

Who makes liquor in Malawi? This list covers 17 liquor manufacturers and distilleries — Castel Malawi Limited (Malawi Distilleries Limited), Ethanol Company Limited (EthCo), PressCane Limited, S R Distilleries Limited 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 Malawi and the licences needed to make it there.

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