Alcohol permission
Hi ! I would like to sell some alcohol products, can anybody tell me what are restrictions regarding to that? And what permission I would be required to have ? Any information would be really helpful!
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Hi The Brew Co.
Some useful links to help (from Amazon help pages) To note - Procedures and Approval required
Alcohol
The content below is for guidance only. Amazon reserves the right to remove any listing it considers to be inappropriate for sale for any reason.
Examples of Permitted Listings
Reminder: all listings and products must comply with all applicable laws and regulations.
Alcoholic beverages like beer, wine or hard liquors, provided they are sold only to people aged 18 years or over and you have sufficient procedures in place to verify that the customer is aged 18 years or over.
Chocolates containing alcohol:
Chocolates containing no more than 0.2 litres of alcohol (of a strength not exceeding 57% ABV) per kilogram.
Chocolates containing more than 57% ABV, provided they are sold only to people aged 18 years or over and you have sufficient procedures in place to verify that the customer is aged 18 years or over.
Examples of Prohibited Listings
Alcohol licences
High strength alcohol (70% ABV+)
Listings that do not comply with the UK Code of Non-Broadcast Advertising (the CAP Code), http://www.cap.org.uk/Advertising-Codes/Non-broadcast-HTML.aspx
Please note: Sellers who list prohibited items or content can have their selling permissions removed, either temporarily or permanently.
Related Amazon Help Pages
Categories and Products Requiring Approval
Approval for selling in the Beer, Wine $ Spirits Category
Beer, Wine $ Spirits Product types
Restricted Products: Grocery
Beer, Wine $ Spirits category updates
Additional Useful Information
Licensing Act 2003, http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/17/contents
UK Code of Non-Broadcast Advertising (the CAP Code), http://www.cap.org.uk/Advertising-Codes/Non-broadcast-HTML.aspx
World Health Organization information about the EU Policies on Alcohol Control, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main-eu.A1119?lang=en&showonly=GISAH
The Alcohol Wholesaler Registration Scheme (AWRS), https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-alcohol-wholesaler-registration-scheme-awrs
regards
Tracey
