State Marks: what they are and what function they perform
State Marks are watermarked bands that certify the payment of excise taxes on alcoholic products, beer, wine and intermediates.
Excise tax is a tax on the manufacture and sale of certain categories of consumer goods, which includes alcoholic products.
The presence of the State Mark on bottles certifies that the tax has been paid and the product can be released for consumption in the national and EU territory.
The importance of Tax Marks in the logistics of wine and alcohol products
The application of the State Mark (Tax Marks) is done manually and must be tailor-made and with the utmost precision.
In fact, it is an official label issued by the Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato and in case the band is damaged, a report must be made to the relevant offices.
The presence of the State Marks is of fundamental importance for the sale of excisable products. In fact, the countermark aids fiscal control and helps prevent counterfeiting.
State Marks in the Excise Deposit in Suspensive Regime
For alcohol products that take advantage of the Excise Deposit in Suspensive Regime, the payment of excise duty and the application of the State Marks (Countermark) take place only when the product is sold.
This allows companies to import the goods and make stock, postponing the payment of the tax to the stage of placing on the market, even partial up to the individual bottle. A deposit equal to the value of the excise tax must be paid pending the application of the Tax Mark.
MWM, partner for the import-export of wine and spirits
MWM offers a comprehensive and reliable logistics service dedicated to the import-export of alcoholic products, wines, beer and intermediates:
- storage in monitored and temperature-controlled warehouses;
- the accurate packaging;
- the transportation in refrigerated containers;
- the delivery of the product.
To importers and exporters, MWM offers excise deposit service under suspensive regime. We take care of all bureaucratic operations, for which we use a special system for excise telematization and data interchange with Customs. We also follow all legally required administrative and fiscal practices, from the purchase and application of State Marks to the management of customs authorizations.
In this way we prevent the client from incurring penalties and blocking goods at the border.
