International agreements: promoting growth in world wine trade

摘要

Exporting is difficult enough without unnecessary obstacles blocking the route to market. These obstacles can appear in many shapes and sizes. The most common impediments include labelling requirements that are different or conflicting with those that apply in Australia's domestic market. We commonly encounter the need to supply onerous analytical certificates, restrictions on allowable winemaking techniques and wine compositional specifications that differ from those that apply in Australia, not to mention taxes applying only to imported wines. Such tariffs can be as high as 150% of the landed price in some markets.