Gazette Reference: No. BPA 11/2023 / 2023-2024/01/VII, dated 28th March, 2023 Type: Fee Revision — Financial Year 2023-2024 Authority: Rule 4(a) of the Maharashtra Potable Liquor (Periodicity and Fees for Grant, Renewal or Continuance of Licence) Rules, 1996; Maharashtra Prohibition Act, 1949 Summary: The Commissioner of State Excise, Maharashtra State, re-notifies revised licence fee rates for FY 2023-2024 across all categories of excise licences including distilleries, breweries, country liquor, foreign liquor, and wine licences. Fees are structured by production volume (in BL/cases) for manufacturing licences and by population brackets for retail/wholesale licences. Special provisions apply for five-year renewals and cantonment areas.
COMPLETE FEE SCHEDULE:
| Sr | License Form | Description | Fee (₹) |
|---|---|---|---|
| A-1A | Form I | Distillery – Primary Distillation (a) Up to 45,00,000 BL | 6,10,500 |
| A-1A | Form I | Distillery – Primary Distillation (b) 45,00,001–90,00,000 BL | 7,62,300 |
| A-1A | Form I | Distillery – Primary Distillation (c) 90,00,001–1,35,00,000 BL | 9,15,200 |
| A-1A | Form I | Distillery – Primary Distillation (d) 1,35,00,001–1,80,00,000 BL | 10,68,100 |
| A-1A | Form I | Distillery – Primary Distillation (e) 1,80,00,001–2,25,00,000 BL | 12,38,200 |
| A-1A | Form I | Distillery – Primary Distillation (f) 2,25,00,001–2,70,00,000 BL | 14,36,200 |
| A-1A | Form I | Distillery – Primary Distillation (g) 2,70,00,001–3,15,00,000 BL | 16,67,200 |
| A-1A | Form I | Distillery – Primary Distillation (h) 3,15,00,001–3,60,00,000 BL | 19,35,200 |
| A-1A | Form I | Distillery – Primary Distillation (i) 3,60,00,001–4,05,00,000 BL | 22,52,000 |
| A-1A | Form I | Distillery – Primary Distillation (j) 4,05,00,001 BL and above | 26,12,300 |
| A-1B | Form I | Distillery – Re-distillation only (a) Up to 90,00,000 BL | 3,05,800 |
| A-1B | Form I | Distillery – Re-distillation only (b) 90,00,001 BL and above | 6,10,500 |
| A-1C | Form I | Distillery – Grape Spirit by Pot Distillation Method | 55,000 |
| A-1D | Form I | Distillery – Spirit other than molasses/grain/malt/grape (for Local Liquor) | 55,000 |
| A-2A | Form PLL | Manufacture of Potable Liquor (a) Minimum fee / up to 1,00,000 cases of 9 BL / nil production | 23,10,000 |
| A-2A | Form PLL | Manufacture of Potable Liquor (b) Above 1,00,000 cases of 9 BL | ₹23.10 per case |
| A-2B | Form PLL | Manufacture of Potable Liquor – Grape Brandy/Local Liquor (by holders of BRL & Form I licences) | 1,16,900 |
| B-1 | Form BRL | Manufacture of Beer (A)(a) Minimum fee / up to 1,00,000 cases of 7.8 BL / nil production | 7,70,000 |
| B-1 | Form BRL | Manufacture of Beer (A)(b) Above 1,00,000 cases of 7.8 BL | ₹7.70 per case |
| B-2 | Form BRL | Manufacture of Wine (B)(a) Minimum fee / up to 1,200 cases of 9 BL / nil production | 5,500 |
| B-2 | Form BRL | Manufacture of Wine (B)(b) 1,201–3,000 cases of 9 BL | 11,000 |
| B-2 | Form BRL | Manufacture of Wine (B)(c) Above 3,000 cases of 9 BL | ₹11,000 or ₹1.40 per case, whichever is higher |
| B-3 | Form BRL | Microbrewery (C) Up to annual capacity of 2,00,000 BL | 2,20,000 |
| B-3 | Form BRL | Microbrewery (D) Annual capacity 2,00,001–4,00,000 BL | 4,40,000 |
| B-3 | Form BRL | Microbrewery (E) Annual capacity 4,00,001–5,00,000 BL | 5,50,000 |