Amend ed Articles of the Regulations Governing the Labeling of the Alcohol 
Products  
 
Article 1  
The Regulations are enacted pursuant to Article 32, Paragraph 6 of the Tobacco And 
Alcohol Administration Act (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”).  
 
Article 7  
Importers of alcohol products shall label imported alcoholic beverages with the origin 
in accordance with the provision of Article 32, Paragraph 1, Subparagraph 4 of the 
Act. Before making custom s declarations, importers shall submit the certificate of 
origin issued by the government or chamber of commerce authorized by the 
government of the place (country) of production or the government or chamber of 
commerce authorized by the government of the place (country) of exportation to the 
central competent author ity for examination.  
 
Article 8  
The labeling of the name and address of the alcohol business set forth in Article 32, 
Paragraph 1, Subparagraph 5 of the Act shall be sufficient to enable the consumer to 
identify and contact with the alcohol business.  
After  the alcohol products confiscated or appropriated are disposed by tender, the 
competent authority shall make random inspection regarding the labeling of the name 
and address of the highest bidder before delivering said products to the highest bidder.  
 
Article 10  
The labeling of dates of alcohol products shall be in Chinese calendar or Gregorian 
calendar with specific day, month, and year. However, with regard to products with an 
expiration date of more than three months, the expiration date may be labeled w ith 
specific month and year only, and the period of validity shall be deemed as expired at 
the end of said the month.  
 
Article 11  
Warning label on alcohol products shall be at least 2.65 mm in font size and be placed 
in a conspicuous place on the container ’s largest external surface. Such statement 
shall be on a contrasting background for ready legibility.  
The warning label referred in the preceding paragraph, except on ethyl alcohol, shall 
be labeled as “Excessive consumption of alcohol is harmful to healt h” or one of the 
followings:  
1. To be safe, don’t drink and drive.  2. Excessive drinking is harmful to you and others.  
3. Drinking is prohibited if under 18 years old.  
4. Large quantity intake of alcohol product in a short period of time is lethal.  
5. Othe r warnings approved by the central competent authority.  
Ethyl alcohol shall be labeled with one of the followings:  
1. Highly flammable. Keep away from sources of fire, sparks, and flames.  
2. Irritating to eyes, skin, and respiratory system  and s hould be k ept in a cool  and 
ventilated location with cap on tightly.  
 
Article 12  
“Vintage Year” referred in the Act shall mean the single year in which at least 85 
percent of the wine concerned is obtained from fruits harvested in the year to be 
shown.  
“Age” referre d in the Act shall mean the time for which an alcohol product was 
matured in a container before bottling; and in the case where an alcohol product is 
produced by blending alcohol products of different ages, it shall be labeled with the 
age of the youngest one. 
An alcohol product that is labeled with “aged” shall be indicated with a number of 
years of maturity. If an alcohol product is produced by blending alcohol products of 
different ages, the years of maturity thereof shall be labeled with the age of the 
youngest one. If the number of the years of maturity is labeled, detailed records and 
related certification documents shall be provided for examination upon request.  
Labeling referred to in Paragraphs 1 to 3 shall be indicated  with a number.  
If an alcohol product that is subject to importation and is labeled with the vintage year 
or age, a certificate of the vintage year or age issued by the government or chamber of 
commerce authorized by the government of the place (country) of production shall be 
submitte d to the central competent authority for examination before the alcohol 
product is declared to the Customs.  
 
Article 15  
The Regulations shall be enforced as of the day of promulgation.  
Article 5, Paragraph 1, Subparagraph 8 of the Regulations amended and p romulgated 
on May 16, 2008 shall be enforced from May 16, 2008.  
Articles of the Regulations amended and promulgated on September 16, 2010 shall be 
enforced from September 16, 2010.  
Articles of the Regulations amended and promulgated on January 1, 2015 shal l be 
enforced from July 1, 2015.  
 
Note  
In case of any discrepancy between the English version and the Chinese text of this 
statute, the Chinese text shall govern.