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On April 21, Japan's National Tax Agency opened a public comment period for the Guidelines for Handling Alcoholic Beverages with Organisms Developed with Genome Editing Technology. The public comment period will close on May 25, 2023.

On March 6, 2023, China notified the National Food Safety Standard for Fermented Wine and Its Preparation to the World Trade Organization (WTO) under G/SPS/N/CHN/1265.

Since the Netherlands lifted all COVID-19 related restrictions at the end of February 2022 and most people returned to the workplace, new opportunities continue to emerge for U.S. agricultural products. Consumers are especially interested in healthier, more convenient, nutritious, and high-quality products.

On May 11, the State of Maharashtra issued an order permitting the home delivery of liquor within state limits during the lockdown period.

Since March 27, 2020, the South African Government has banned the sale and transport of all alcoholic beverages, causing strain on both the domestic and import industries.

Republic Act No. 11467 increased the excise tax imposed on alcohol products effective on January 1, 2020.

On May 4, 2020, the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCTD) issued a notification levying a “Special Corona Fee” of 70 percent of the maximum retail price (MRP) on all types of liquor

U.S. distilled spirits exports to South Korea totaled $13.4 million in 2019, up 12.2 percent from 2018. The top U.S. products in the market are whiskey, vodka, and liqueurs.

Poland's wine market, despite current market constraints resulting from the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, is expected to continue growing over the next five years.

The South African wine industry is currently facing restrictions on wine exports and imports, and domestic wine sales.