The State Taxes and Excise Department, Himachal Pradesh on March 15, 2024, issued an amendment to the H.P. Sweet Manufacture Rules, 1988.
The following has been stated namely: -
• Rule 4 sub-rule 4(a) has been substituted namely: -
“The bottling of imported wine and bottling of Imported Wine manufactured from “all grains” in the wineries of State is allowed subject to the condition that the manufacturers/ non-manufacturers, who own liquor brands shall be allowed to get their brands of Wine registered and bottled in the State for sale in H.P. and export subject to proper bottling tie-up/lease agreement with the manufacturers located in the State subject to following conditions: -
a) A person intending to enter into a lease/bottling arrangement shall furnish ITRs of at least three previous years along with the agreement.
b) In the case of the lease agreement, a refundable security deposit in the shape of an FDR pledged to the
Collector of the Zone concerned amounting to Rs.10 lakh to be furnished by the lessee. This
security amount shall liable to be forfeited in case of any breach of conditions of license by the lessee.”
This shall come into force on April 01, 2024
[Notification No 171009]
