Wine Producer Registration

If you produce, trade or transport wine in the Netherlands, you are required to register with the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA). This registration obligation is laid down in the Wine and Olive Oil Regulation and follows from European regulations for the wine sector.

Registration is necessary to supervise wine production and trade in the Netherlands, and to ensure that Dutch wine producers comply with European quality standards and labeling requirements. You must comply with various rules regarding production, labeling and administration.

Requirements

  • Activity: You are a producer, trader or transporter of wine
  • Registration: Mandatory registration with the NVWA before starting your activities
  • Administration: Maintaining registers of harvest, production, stock and sales
  • Labeling: Compliance with European labeling requirements for wine

Procedure

  • Application: Apply for registration with the NVWA using the designated form
  • Competent authority: Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA)
  • Data provision: Specification of company details and type of activities
  • Annual declaration: Possibly mandatory annual declaration of production and stock

Restrictions

  • Oenological practices: Compliance with EU regulations for wine production
  • Labeling: Mandatory information on labels (alcohol percentage, origin, etc.)
  • Administration: Mandatory registration of all production and trade movements
  • Inspection: NVWA may conduct inspections for compliance with regulations