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On January 1, 2022, Poland implemented an amendment to the excise duty act on alcohol. The amendment increases the excise tax on alcohol by 10 percent and proposes the Excise Map, a schedule of additional excise tax increases of five percent each year during 2023-2027.

The U.S. Census Bureau's export data tracks U.S. food and agricultural trade shipped directly to Poland. However, it does not measure the substantial levels of the U.S. agricultural trade to Poland routed through Western European ports of entry.

On January 1, 2021 Poland implemented new taxes on soft drinks, small bottles of alcoholic beverages of up to 300 milliliters (ml), and energy drinks.

Poland's wine market, despite current market constraints resulting from the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, is expected to continue growing over the next five years.

Poland’s hotel, restaurant, and institution (HRI) markets were valued at upwards of $7.0 billion in 2018.

In Austria, consumer-oriented food and beverage products remain are the most important agricultural import category from the United States.

Poland is an increasingly important market for U.S. food and agriculture.

The European Commission has published in the EU Official Journal updated legislation amending the EU Regulation on Spirits.

Poland is the largest food and beverage market in Central and Eastern Europe.

Post sources estimate that Poland’s hotel, restaurant and institutional (HRI) sectors were valued at over $7 billion in 2017, a 6 percent increase over 2016.

In Austria, consumer-oriented food and beverage products remain the most important agricultural import category from the United States.

With its population of nearly 40 million, Poland is Central and Eastern Europe’s largest market for food and beverages.