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Distilleries and liquor manufacturers in Moldova

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Moldova at a glance

Population
2.4 million (2025)
GDP
US$20.4 billion (2025)
GDP per person
US$8,621.7 (2025)
Capital
Chisinau
Currency
Moldovan leu (MDL)
Languages
Romanian
Climate
Moderately continental: warm, long summers averaging about 20 C, mild dry winters (January about -4 C), rainfall 400-600 mm a year; about 300 sunny days a year suit vineyards.
Alcohol status
legal
Legal drinking age
18 for sale/service (minors are not barred from buying or drinking)
Alcohol per adult
11.1 litres of pure alcohol a year (2019, WHO)
Spirits imports
US$17.3 million (2023); mainly from United Kingdom, Ukraine, Ireland, United States
Spirits exports
US$57.8 million (2023); mainly to Ukraine, Belarus, Unspecified (areas nes), United States
Import duty on spirits
Standard (MFN) rate 2023: whisky specific/compound duty, WITS AVE estimate about 5.45%; vodka specific/compound duty, WITS AVE estimate about 6.91%; rum specific/compound duty, WITS AVE estimate about 7.22%; gin specific/compound duty, WITS AVE estimate about 5.99%
Traveller allowance
1 litre of spirits over 22% ABV or 2 litres of wine or beer (2 litres combined max) for travellers 18+; none if in Moldova under 48 hours; secondary source citing Moldovan Customs Service.
Major producers
Cricova, Milestii Mici, Moldova Wine Guild members: Acorex Wine Holding, Vinaria Bostavan, Chateau Vartely, DK-Intertrade, Carlevana, Lion-Gri, Vinaria Purcari
The market
Moldova is a major wine producer: about 2 million hl in 2018, 148,500 ha of vines (40,700 ha of village plots for home wine), and 260 wineries exporting to 75 countries in 2022, about 60% of output to the EU. Wine is around 3% of GDP and 8% of exports. WHO shows high total consumption (11.1 L, 2019), of which 4.8 L is unrecorded. Declared HS 2208 exports were about USD 58 million in 2023, mostly to Ukraine and Belarus; imports about USD 17 million.
Making spirits
Production is led by wine and divin (brandy). The National Office of Vine and Wine (ONVV, created 2013) promotes the Wine of Moldova brand; three historical regions have protected geographical indication.
Importing
Spirits are excisable at specific per-unit rates under the Tax Code; producers and processors need an excise certificate and many excisable goods require excise stamps; excise on goods in a tax warehouse is due by the 25th of the month after dispatch.
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: yes; 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 yes, places/density no; off-premise: hours/days yes, places/density no; restrictions - specific events: no; intoxicated persons: yes; petrol stations: yes; minimum age for spirits - on-premise 18, off-premise 18. Online sales not covered by the profile; check current local licensing rules.

Regulators: National Office of Vine and Wine (ONVV)

Trade bodies and fairs: National Office of Vine and Wine of Moldova (Wine of Moldova), 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 Moldova

Moldova is a landlocked country located in Eastern Europe between Romania and Ukraine. The official language is Romanian, with Russian also commonly spoken. The country's economy is traditionally recognized for agriculture, food processing, and wine production.

The spirits market

Our directory lists 46 producers operating in the country. Spirits manufactured locally focus primarily on divin, brandy, wine distillates, vodka, and grappa. Listed companies include Buchetul Moldovei, Castel Mimi S.R.L., CJSC Buket Moldavii, and CJSC Tiraspol Winery & Distillery KVINT.

Spirits importers and distributors in Moldova

Duty-free and travel-retail shops in Moldova

Who makes liquor in Moldova? This list covers 46 liquor manufacturers and distilleries — S.A. Barza Albă, CJSC Buket Moldavii, S.A. Aroma, S.R.L. Vinăria Ungheni and more: whisky, rum, gin, vodka, brandy, neutral spirit (ENA) and local spirits producers, with their towns, products and websites.

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