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From registration to payment of duties, we carry 100% of your excise obligations in France.
Excise duties · distance selling of alcohol
Your excise tax representative in France
Do you sell wine, spirits or beer online to French consumers? From the very first bottle, French excise duty and VAT are owed, and a fiscal representative approved by customs is mandatory. Eurofiscalis becomes yours: registration, guarantee, returns and payment of duties, compliant parcels. You sell, we handle the rest.
- Approved by French customs
- Compliant from the 1st bottle
- VAT + excise
- Operational in ~1 week
🇫🇷 Excise compliance — France
- Fiscal representative approved by customs
- Excise number & guarantee in place
- Return filed — the 10th of the month
- Excise duties paid
- Compliant parcel — document attached
- French VAT handled
Your parcel clears customs.
What the law says
Selling alcohol online in France is regulated
As soon as a French consumer orders your wine, beer or spirits, obligations apply — and ignoring them is costly.
Your obligations
- French excise duty and VAT are owed from the very first bottle — no threshold, unlike other distance sales.
- An excise fiscal representative established in France and approved by customs is mandatory: you cannot act as your own.
- A financial guarantee (surety) must be set up with customs.
- Each parcel must carry a compliant accompanying document (excise references, representative number).
Without a fiscal representative
- Parcels blocked or seized at customs
- Retroactive reassessments and penalties
- France sales at a standstill, disappointed customers
We remove that risk, entirely.
The solution
We become your excise representative — and handle everything
You focus on your sales and your customers. We carry compliance, from A to Z.
Zero blocked parcels
Compliant documents and returns filed on time: your shipments clear customs.
A single point of contact
VAT + excise handled by the same team, which liaises with French customs on your behalf.
What we handle
Everything your excise representative does
Approved fiscal representative
We are appointed as your excise fiscal representative in France, approved by customs, and we assume liability.
Registration & excise number
Registration with the administration and obtaining the identifiers needed for your shipments.
Guarantee & surety
Setting up and monitoring the financial guarantee required by customs for your activity.
Returns & payment
Monthly declaration of duties (due on the 10th of the month) and payment of excise on your behalf.
Transport documents
Compliant accompanying documents for each parcel, to avoid any hold-up at customs.
VAT & audit support
Management of your French VAT and support in the event of an administrative audit.
How it works
Compliant in France, in ~1 week
A simple journey on your side: we handle the complexity, you approve.
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Free audit of your flows
We analyse your products, your countries, your volumes and your excise and VAT obligations in France.
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Registration & guarantee
We get you compliant: registration, excise number and surety. Operational in ~1 week.
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Returns & payment
Every month, we prepare the return and pay the duties on your behalf, on time.
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Compliant parcels & monitoring
Accompanying documents, regulatory watch and support in the event of an audit. You sell, we handle the rest.
How it runs
Every month, we calculate, declare and pay for you
You send us your volumes, we take care of everything else. A simple cycle, repeated each month.
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You send us your volumes
Your quantities sold over the month, by product category (wines, beers, intermediate products, spirits).
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We calculate your excise duties
We apply the official customs scale to each category and determine the exact amount due.
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We tell you the amount
You receive the calculation details and the sum to settle — clear, verified, no surprises.
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You pay, we settle with customs
You transfer the amount to our account; we pay the duties to customs on your behalf.
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We send you the proof
A copy of the payment proof and of the filed return, ready for your accounting.
Calculation based on the official customs scale, by product category — repeated every month. All you have to do is send us your volumes.
A dedicated contact for your file
A tax specialist who knows your business, calculates your excise duties and files your returns — reachable to answer your questions and explain how it works.
- Monthly calculation of your duties, by product category
- Answers to your questions on how excise duties work in France
- Help setting up your software for compliant documents
Real-world cases
In practice, how does it work?
Two typical examples of foreign sellers we support into the French market.
Poland · Vodka & spirits
A Polish distillery sells its vodka online to French consumers.
- Spirits excise calculated on pure alcohol (by strength)
- Declared and paid every month, on their behalf
- Compliant accompanying document on every parcel
Sells in France from the 1st bottle, with no blocked parcels.
Belgium · Craft beer
A Belgian brewery ships its craft beers to its French customers.
- Beer excise calculated (reduced rate possible for small breweries)
- Registration, guarantee and returns handled from A to Z
- French VAT handled in parallel
Grows the French market with complete peace of mind.
Who it is for
Built for online alcohol sellers
Do you ship alcohol to French consumers from abroad? This page is for you.
Estates & châteaux
Winegrowers and cellars selling directly to French enthusiasts.
Distilleries & spirits
Gin, whisky, rum, eaux-de-vie: a premium market, with heavy excise to secure.
Craft breweries
Craft beers and ciders testing and growing the French market.
DTC brands & online wine merchants
Alcohol e-commerce, boxes and subscriptions wanting to scale without stalling growth.
Traders & marketplaces
Opening the B2C consumer channel in France? We secure it.
FAQ
Your questions, our answers
Excise duties on the distance selling of alcohol, made clear.
Do I really need to go through an excise fiscal representative?
Yes, in most cases. To sell alcohol at a distance to French consumers, the regulations require you to appoint an excise fiscal representative established in France and approved by customs, who guarantees and pays the duties on your behalf. You cannot take on this role yourself if you are not established in France — that is precisely our service.
From what volume is excise duty owed?
From the very first bottle. Unlike standard distance sales (which have a threshold), French excise duty and VAT are owed on your alcohol sales to French consumers with no minimum threshold, because taxation takes place in the country of consumption.
How does the guarantee / surety work?
Customs require a financial guarantee covering the payment of duties (bank surety, insurance guarantee or deposit). We explain the mechanism, size the guarantee according to your activity and set it up with you — it is one of the steps we handle.
Who handles it: customs or the tax office?
Both, depending on the matter. The return, the approval of the representative, the management of sureties and audits fall under customs (DGDDI). Since 1 January 2024, the DGFiP collects the payment of excise duty on alcohol. In practice, you do not need to worry about it: we manage the entire process for you.
Do you also handle VAT?
Yes. French VAT is owed in addition to excise on your B2C alcohol sales. VAT and excise follow two separate processes, but we handle them together, with a single point of contact — that is the whole point of working with a firm approved for both.
Do you cover other countries for excise duties?
For the distance selling of alcohol, we operate in France and Germany — the two markets covered by this service. If you sell in both countries, we handle everything with a single point of contact.
How long does it take to be operational?
Usually around a week after receiving the necessary information (depending on the setup of the guarantee and administrative lead times). We start with a free audit of your situation.
Do you support companies outside the European Union?
Yes. Whether you are established in the EU or outside it, we can act as your excise fiscal representative for your distance sales of alcohol to France.
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