You require a wine accompanying document for the transportation of wine products that have not been bottled.

Wine products are

• Grapes,
• grape must,
• mash,
• wine,
• sparkling wine,
• sparkling wine,
• liqueur wine and
• fortified wine.

The accompanying document entitles you to transport the wine products from the producer to the further processing or recovery point, for example to a winery. You are obliged to use an accompanying document.

You require a wine accompanying document in the following cases:

• You are transporting non-bottled wine products of more than 60 liters.
• You are transporting wine products in labeled containers of more than 10 liters that are fitted with a non-reusable closure.
• The transport route of wine-growing products is over 70 kilometers
  • from the vineyard to the wine-making plant,
  • between two plants belonging to the same company,
  • between the facilities of a producers' association.

You can apply in writing or online to the competent district administrative authority for the issuance of wine accompanying documents.

The accompanying documents can be issued in paper form or electronically.

You can obtain the five-fold accompanying document carbon copy from the competent district administrative authority.

• when using the paper procedure: EUR 10.00 plus EUR 1.50 per document issued
• when using the digital procedure (eWeinBV): EUR 10.00 (once a year) plus EUR 1.00 per document created