Ethyl alcohol in Algeria: what the order of 25 Rajab 1447 (14 January 2026) changes
The order of 25 Rajab 1447 amends and completes the order of 15 May 2021 on approval for ethyl alcohol activities.
In short
The order of 25 Rajab 1447 corresponding to 14 January 2026 amends and completes the order of 3 Chaoual 1442 corresponding to 15 May 2021. The approval is issued by the director general of taxes. Imports by approved companies require an annual quota, applied for by 31 January of the year at the latest.
Key points
- The approval to produce or import ethyl alcohol is issued by the director general of taxes.
- The approval is issued within a period that may not exceed fifteen (15) days.
- The annual import quota application is filed by 31 January of the year at the latest.
- Applicants who filed before publication have six (6) months to comply.
- For projects registered with the AAPI, filing is made at the Agency's one-stop shop.
What the text says
The order amends and completes the order of 3 Chaoual 1442 corresponding to 15 May 2021. It amends articles 2, 4, 7, 10 and 11 and adds articles 2 bis, 8 bis, 8 ter, 8 quater, 8 quinquies, 11 bis and 11 ter. Article 3 of the 2021 order is repealed.
- The activities require an approval issued by the director general of taxes, after subscription to the specifications.
- Admitted are ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin with a minimum strength of 96.0° Gay-Lussac at 20 °C and assimilated products at 99.9°.
Who is concerned
The text covers production by natural or legal persons registered in the commercial register, and import by commercial companies registered as such in the commercial register, for resale as is. User companies importing for their own account are also subject to approval.
Annual import quota
Import by approved companies requires an authorization granting an annual quota. It is issued by the director of large enterprises or the wilaya tax director, as the case may be.
- Conditions: general accounting and materials accounting kept in proper form.
- Being up to date with tax filing or payment obligations.
- Neither the company nor its manager appears in the national file of authors of fraudulent offences.
- The application is filed by 31 January of the year at the latest.
- Newly created companies: thirty (30) days from the start of activity.
- Issue period: fifteen (15) days at most, plus fifteen (15) days if the warehouse falls outside the territorial competence of the tax directorate.
- An additional quota may be granted; requests are processed within eight (8) days.
Deadlines and one-stop shop
Persons who filed an approval application before publication of the order must comply within six (6) months from its publication in the Journal officiel. For production investment projects registered with the Algerian Investment Promotion Agency, filing is made at that Agency's one-stop shop.
Frequently asked questions
Who issues the approval for ethyl alcohol activities?
The director general of taxes issues it, after subscription to the specifications. It is issued within a period that may not exceed fifteen (15) days from filing of the complete file.
What is the deadline to apply for the annual import quota?
The file must be filed by 31 January of the year at the latest. Newly created companies have thirty (30) days from the start of activity.
How long is the period to comply with the order?
Persons who filed a file before publication must comply within six (6) months from publication in the Journal officiel.
Who can handle this procedure in Algeria?
UpGrowth, based in Algiers (Birkhadem), supports Algerian and foreign companies with sector approvals (agréments). Contact: https://www.upgrowth.dz/contact?service=agrements.