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Countries with Enological Practices Agreements with the U.S.

Thirty-six (36) countries currently have enological practices agreements with the United States.

  • Based on the World Wine Trade Group enological practices agreement between the United States and the eight (8) countries listed below, natural grape wines containing 7 to 24 percent alcohol by volume imported from these countries are not subject to certification requirements:

    Argentina
    Australia
    Canada
    Chile
    Georgia
    New Zealand
    South Africa
    Uruguay
  • Based on the enological practices agreement between the United States and the European Union, natural grape wines containing 0.5 to 22 percent alcohol by volume imported from the twenty-seven (27) countries listed below are not subject to certification requirements:

    Austria
    Belgium
    Bulgaria
    Croatia
    Cyprus
    Czechia
    Denmark
    Estonia
    Finland
    France
    Germany
    Greece
    Hungary
    Ireland
    Italy
    Latvia
    Lithuania
    Luxembourg
    Malta
    Poland
    Portugal
    Romania
    Slovakia
    Slovenia
    Spain
    Sweden
    The Netherlands
  • Based on the Agreement Between the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on Trade in Wine, natural grape wines containing 7 to 22 percent alcohol by volume imported from the United Kingdom are not subject to certification requirements.

NOTE: Based on these agreements, the wine certification exception applies ONLY to natural grape wines containing 7 to 24 percent alcohol by volume imported from the first list of countries and natural grape wines containing 0.5 to 22 percent alcohol by volume imported from the second list of countries and the United Kingdom. Natural fruit wines from any of the above-listed countries are not exempt from certification requirements.

Last updated: May 1, 2025

Last updated: May 1, 2025