Site, planning & building
Confirm land use and permitted activity; assess premises, access, licensing, utilities, drainage, fire separation and planning or building-control procedures.
PROFESSIONAL ADVISORY SERVICES
Establish a Distillery
The Portuguese Whisky Association supports entrepreneurs, investors and producers seeking to establish whisky and other spirit distilling operations in Portugal.
FROM CONCEPT TO LICENSED OPERATION
Project support, from concept onward
PWA can support project structuring, regulatory and excise requirements, technical planning, preparation of production projects, licensing documentation and liaison with the relevant Portuguese authorities. Each engagement is scoped according to the project and charged separately from membership.
PROJECT ROADMAP
The work behind a distillery
Exact approvals and documents depend on the site, process, products and scale. Use this as a starting framework with the project team and competent authorities.
Physical planimetry
Prepare dimensioned plans for production, fermentation, distillation, cask storage, bottling, materials, staff circulation, loading, waste and visitor areas where relevant.
Process maps & technical dossier
Map product flow from raw materials to dispatch. Describe equipment, capacity, utilities, cleaning, storage, cask handling, by-products, traceability and operating controls.
Yield, losses & production plan
Prepare fichas de rentabilidade e perdas, expected annual output, process yields, storage movements and records for excise and capacity planning.
AT Alfândega & excise
Assess the tax warehouse and authorised-warehousekeeper requirements, then prepare the application to the competent customs office. Official guidance calls for premises-licensing documents, proof of ownership or lease, and a forecast production plan with yields for production warehouses.
OFFICIAL EXCISE GUIDEFire safety & ANEPC
Determine the building use type and risk category with a qualified designer. Where required, prepare the SCIE project and technical plans; arrange fire-safety measures, submissions, inspection and staff procedures with ANEPC or the municipality.
ANEPC PROJECT REQUIREMENTSHACCP & hygiene
Where food-business requirements apply, establish site-specific hygiene prerequisites and HACCP-based procedures, including hazard analysis, controls, monitoring, corrective actions and records.
DGAV HACCP GUIDANCEOperations & compliance
Plan worker safety, training, equipment maintenance, environmental controls, water and effluent, waste, packaging and labels, excise records, product traceability and release procedures.
This is a project-planning guide, not a complete legal determination. Requirements vary with activity, premises, scale and risk classification and should be confirmed with competent authorities and qualified professionals.
SERVICE MODULES
Establish a Distillery
Initial Assessment
Project concept, intended products, site, scale, investment assumptions and a preliminary roadmap.
Regulatory & Licensing Roadmap
Identify and sequence relevant registrations, licences, excise requirements and project documentation.
Distillery Project Preparation
Production flow, equipment and capacity information, storage and maturation requirements, operating description and supporting project dossier.
AT / Excise Application Support
Prepare and coordinate relevant documentation for submission to the Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira and other competent authorities, within the agreed mandate.
Implementation Support
Operational procedures, documentation, project coordination and support during the transition from approved project to working distillery.
PROFESSIONAL ADVISORY SERVICES
For an enquiry, contact the Association.
PWA provides advisory and project-support services. Approvals, licences and authorisations are issued solely by the competent public authorities. PWA does not grant regulatory approval.