According to the official statement by the state excise department, an increment of 10 per cent has been made on licence fees of foreign liquor, beer, cannabis retail shops and model shops
Uttar Pradesh is all set to see an increase of 10 per cent in the prices of foreign liquor and beer with the implementation of the new excise policy from 1 April 2023. The new excise policy 2023-24 has been cleared by the state cabinet on Saturday.
Summary
Comparison
| S.No. | Particulars | As per Excise Policy | |
| 2023-24(This Year) | 2022-23(Last Year) | ||
| 1 | License for FL-1 / FL-1A | License Fee – Rs. 10 Lacs, Security – Rs. 100000/= | License Fee – Rs. 8 Lacs, Security – Rs. 80000/= |
| 2 | License for BWFL-2A | License Fee – Rs. 17.5 Lacs, Security – Rs. 9 Lacs | License Fee – Rs. 15 Lacs, Security – Rs. 7.5 Lacs |
| 3 | Processing Fee for BWFL-2A | Rs. 100000/= | Rs. 100000/= |
| 4 | Renewal Fee for BWFL-2A | Rs. 100000/= | Rs. 100000/= |
| 5 | License for Master Ware-house | Registration Fee – Rs. 2 Lac | Registration Fee – Rs. 1 Lac |
| Renewal Fee – Rs. 2 Lac | Renewal Fee – Rs. 1 Lac | ||
| 6 | Import Fee | In case of Bottles : Rs. 12 per Bulk Litre | In case of Bottles : Rs. 12 per Bulk Litre |
| In case of Bulk import : Rs. 7.5 per Bulk Litre(IMFL/Malt Spirit/H.B.S./Special Spirit) | In case of Bulk import : Rs. 5 per Bulk Litre | ||
| In case of Bulk import : Rs. 10 per Bulk Litre(Grain E.N.A.) | |||
| 7 | Export Fee | In case of Bottles : Rs. 3 per Bulk Litre | In case of Bottles : Rs. 3 per Bulk Litre |
| In case of Bulk import : Rs. 6 per Bulk Litre | In case of Bulk import : Rs. 6 per Bulk Litre | ||
| 8 | Excise Duty during MRP Calculation in different categories | Economy : Rs. 242 + 75% of EDP | Economy : Rs. 242 + 75% of EDP |
| Medium : Rs. 264 + 82% of EDP | Medium : Rs. 264 + 82% of EDP | ||
| Regular : Rs. 272 + 83% of EDP | Regular : Rs. 272 + 83% of EDP | ||
| Premium : Rs. 279 + 85% of EDP | Premium : Rs. 279 + 85% of EDP | ||
| Super Premium : Rs. 294 + 90% of EDP | Super Premium : Rs. 294 + 90% of EDP | ||
| Scotch : Rs. 304 + 95% of EDP | Scotch : Rs. 304 + 95% of EDP | ||
| 9 | Brand Registration | Rs. 1.25 Lacs per brand | Rs. 1.25 Lacs per brand |
| 10 | Label Registration | Rs. 1.25 Lacs per label | Rs. 1.25 Lacs per label |
| 11 | Premium Retail Vend | License Fee – Rs. 25 Lacs | License Fee – Rs. 20 Lacs |
Key Takeaways
| 1 | Retail licence fee to be increased by 10% round-off to next multiple of Rs.5000. | |||
| 2 | Apart from CA Certificate, affidavit on Rs. 10 Non-judicial Stamp Paper for lowest EDP in comparision to neighbouring states. | |||
| 3 | EDP & MRP calculation will be done by taking 180ml EDP as the base | |||
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| 4 | Since factors included in EDP calculation like License Fee, Bottling Fee, Import Fee, Brand Registration Fee, Label Fee, Govt. Tax on Molaces, VAT on ENA, Permit Fee and Special Fee | |||
| are different in every state, so while verifying EDP in comparision to neighbouring states all will be taken into account. EDP of PRIMARY brand will be considered not that of variant. | ||||
| 5 | In case of renewal of bond processing fee will not be charged. | |||
| 6 | 60ml and 90ml are allowed for premium and above category whereas 90ml is also allowed in regular category. | |||
| 7 | All stock of 2022-23 at bond need to be liquidated by 31st Mar’24, by stickering all stock with new MRP and paying difference of duty if any as per 2023-24 MPR Calculation. | |||
| 8 | Special Fee(Trace & Track) of Rs. 0.35 per bottle to be included in EDP | |||
| 9 | Special Fee(Bar Code & QR Code Application) of Rs. 0.15 per bottle to be included in EDP out of which Rs. 0.09 needs to be deposited. | |||
| 10 | Model Shop’s Ahata Fee increased to Rs. 3 Lacs from Rs. 2 Lacs of last year. | |||
| 11 | Excise Revenue through IMFL in 2022-23 Tageted – Rs. 11786 Cr, Achieved – Rs. 12300 Cr(expected), Growth for next year – Rs. 1350 Cr. Next FY target – Rs. 13650 CR. | |||
| 12 | Total Excise Revenue in 2022-23 Tageted – Rs. 40000 Cr, Achieved – Rs. 40400 Cr(expected), Growth for next year – Rs. 4600 Cr. Next FY target – Rs. 45000 CR. |
