Specifications, Definintions, and Regulations
for the Composition of
Industrial, Beverage and Fuel Alcohol Products
in Various Countries

Argentina | Australia | Austria | Brazil | Canada | China | Colombia | Costa Rica | Cuba | Ecuador | European Union | Germany | Ghana | Hungary | India | Iran | Ireland | Italy | Japan | Kenya | Malaysia | Mexico | New Zealand | Poland | Russia | Saudi Arabia | Singapore | South Africa | Spain | Sweden | Ukraine | United Kingdom | United Nations | USA | Venezuela | Zimbabwe

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Argentina

• Alcohol (Alcohol aethylicum) - Argentine Pharmacopoeia (1978)
• Absolute Alcohol (Alcohol aethylicum dehydratum) - Argentine Pharmacopoeia (1978)
• Grain Neutral Spirit (IRAM - 14546:1992)
• Molasses Neutral Spirit (IRAM - 14519:1992)
• Rum (IRAM - 14555:1963)
• Gin (IRAM - 14556:1963)
• Brandy (IRAM - 14553:1963)

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Australia

• CSR Distilleries - Ethanol 95 Neutral Cane Spirit
• CSR Distilleries - Ethanol 95 Beverage Grade
• CSR Distilleries - Ethanol 95 Standard Grade
• CSR Distilleries - Ethanol 95 Standard Grade - Export
• CSR Distilleries - Ethanol 100 High Grade
• CSR Distilleries - Ethanol 100 Standard Grade

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Austria

• Neutral Spirits (Önorm C 3001:1997)

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Brazil

• Hydrous and Anhydrous Fuel Ethanol (DNC - Standard 01 of 1991)
• Hydrous and Anhydrous Industrial Alcohols (NBR 10425 - 1988)
• Anhydrous Alcohol for use in the Alco-chemicals Industry (NBR 10896 - 1990)
• Hydrous Alcohol for use in the Alco-chemicals Industry (NBR 10892 -1990)
• Classification of various types and qualities of alcohol (EB 121)
• State of Minas Gerais Specifications for "Cachaça Artesanal de Minas"
• Ministry of Agriculture - Definitions of cachaça, rum, etc.

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Canada

• Fuel Ethanol (DAG - ZF Anhydrous)
• Commercial Alcohols Inc. - Grain Neutral Spirits 95.5%
• Commercial Alcohols Inc. - Ethyl Alcohol (Anhydrous)
• Royal Recycling Limited - Extra-neutral Ethyl Alcohol (95%)

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China

• Global-Village Superfine Alcohol & Spirits Co. Ltd. - Grain Neutral Spirits
• National Standard for Potable Alcohol (GB - 10343:89)
• National Standard for Ethanol for Industrial Use (GB/T 394.1-94)

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Colombia

• Neutral and Extra-Neutral Spirit (NTC - 620:1997)
• Industrial Alcohol (NTC - 47:1995)

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Costa Rica

• Fanal Beverage Spirits
• Ingenio Taboga S.A. - Beverage Spirits

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Cuba

• Alcoholes Finos de Caña S.A. ("ALFICSA") - Extra-Fine Rectified Alcohol

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Ecuador

• Notes on Translations of Ecuadorian Standards
• Extra-Neutral, Rectified Ethanol (INEN - 1675:1988)
• Rectified Ethyl Alcohol (INEN - 375:1987)
• Industrial Ethyl Alcohol (INEN - 376:1978)
• Vodka (INEN - 369:1994)
• Rum (Ron) (INEN - 363:1992)
• Rectified Cane Aguardiente (INEN - 362:1992)
• Gin (INEN - 367:1987)
• Brandy (INEN - 366:1987)
• Whisky (INEN - 365:1987)
• Pisco (INEN - 368:1978)
• Anise ("Anisado") (INEN - 370:1994)
• Ginebra (Genever Gin) (INEN - 364:1978)
• Liqueurs (INEN - 1837:1991)

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European Union

• Neutral Alcohol (Council Regulation No 1576/1989 and No. 1623/2000) 
• Definitions of various types of alcoholic beverages (Council Regulation No 1576/89:1989)
• Ethanol Denaturants (92/83/EEC)
• Ethanol 96 percent and Anhydrous Ethanol (European Pharmacopoeia)

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Germany

• Bundesmonopolverwaltung für Branntwein - Neutral Spirit Grades 

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Ghana

• Potable Spirit (GS - 155:1993)
• Gin (GS - 103:1990)
• Whisky (GS - 104:1991)
• Brandy (GS - 102:1990)

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Hungary

• National Standards MSZ-08-1601

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India

• Rectified spirit Grade 1 (Potable) and Grade 2 (Industrial) (Standard 323 of 1959)
• Neutral Spirit (Standard 6613 of 1972, revised 1984)
• Alcohol 95% - Indian Pharmacopoeia (1985)
• Absolute (Anhydrous) Alcohol (Standard 321 of 1964)
• Ordinary Denatured Spirit (Standard 324 of 1959)
• Perfumery-Grade Alcohol (Standard 1049 of 1962)
• Ethyl Alcohol (Absolute Alcohol; Dehydrated Alcohol) - Indian Pharmacopoeia (1985)
• Ashok Organic - Anhydrous Ethyl Alcohol

 

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Iran

• Neutral Spirit

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Ireland

• Carbery Milk Products - Neutral Spirit
• Carbery Milk Products - Anydrous Ethanol
• The Irish Whiskey Act, 1950

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Italy

• Alcohol - Italian Pharmacopoeia (1985/1995)

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Japan

• Ethanol (Alcohol) & Dehydrated Ethanol (Absolute or Anhydrous Ethanol)  - Japanese Pharmacopoeia (1991)
• Anhydrous Ethanol J.I.S. K8101

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Kenya

• Neutral Spirit (KS-050-608:1988)
• Industrial Methylated Spirit
• Kenya Methylated Spirit
• Agro-Chemical and Food Company Limited - "Rectified Spirit" ("Raw Spirit" or "High Wines")

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Malaysia

• Industrial Alcohol (MS - 645:1980)
• Chemical Industries (Malaya) Sdn. Bhd. - Undenatured Spirits
• Chemical Industries (Malaya) Sdn. Bhd. - Denatured Spirits
• Chemical Industries (Malaya) Sdn. Bhd. - Specially Denatured Alcohol

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Mexico

• Tequila (NOM-006-SCFI:1994)
• Distilled Alcohol Beverages - Rum ("Ron") (NOM-V-2:1983)

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New Zealand

• Anchor Ethanol Products

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Poland

• Rectified Spirit (PN - 74/A-79522)
• Anhydrous/Absolute Alcohol (PN - 91/A-79521)
• Fuel-Grade Ethanol
• "High Wines" (Raw Ethyl Alcohol) (PN - 90/A-79523)

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Russia

• JSC Neftechimia - Synthetic Alcohol Grades

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Saudi Arabia

• Industrial Alcohol (SSA - 940:1994)

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Singapore

• National Standard for Industrial Alcohol (SS - 110:1974)

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South Africa

• Illovo Sugar Limited - Rectified Spirit and Absolute Alcohol

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Spain

• Azucarera Del Guadalfeo - Distilled and Rectified Alcohol
• Azucarera Del Guadalfeo - Aguardiente (Sugarcane brandy)

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Sweden

• Svensk Etanolkemi A.B. ("Sekab") - Ethanol 95%
• Svensk Etanolkemi A.B. ("Sekab") - Ethanol 99.5%

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Ukraine 

• Ukrspirt -Rectified ethyl alcohol
• Ukrspirt - Fuel Bioethanol
• Ukrspirt - Technical ethyl alcohol
• Ukrspirt - Physical and chemical specifications for vodkas and special vodkas

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United Kingdom

• Ethanol 96% and Ethanol (Absolute) - British Pharmacopoeia (1998)
• Industrial Alcohol (Standard 507 of 1985)
• United Distillers & Vintners (U.D.V) Neutral Spirit Grades
• BP Amoco Chemicals - High Grade Neutral Spirit (HGNS)
• BP Amoco Chemicals - Doubly Rectified Spirit (DRS)
• BP Amoco Chemicals - Doubly Rectified Absolute Alcohol (DRAA)
• BP Amoco Chemicals - Denatured Ethanol "B" (DEB)
• BP Amoco Chemicals - Industrial Methylated Spirit (IMS)
• The Scotch Whisky Act 1988
• The Spirits Regulations 1991

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United Nations

• F.A.O./W.H.O., Ethanol as a Food Additive (1992)

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United States of America

• Fuel Ethanol - ASTM Standard
• Fuel Ethanol E85 - ASTM Standard
• Alcohol (Ethanol/ Ethyl Alcohol) & Dehydrated Alcohol - U.S. Pharmacopoeia (1995/1998)
• Ethyl Alcohol - Food Chemical Codex (F.C.C. IV) (1996/1997)
• Archer Daniels Midland - Neutral Spirits
• Grain Processing Corporation - Absolute Alcohol
• Grain Processing Corporation - Neutral Spirits
• MGP Ingredients Inc. - Beverage Neutral Spirits
• MGP Ingredients Inc. - Food Grade, Anhydrous Alcohol
• MGP Ingredients Inc. - Industrial Neutral Spirits
• MGP Ingredients Inc. - Chemical Intermediate Spirits
• ITEC Refining and Marketing Co. Ltd. - Neutral Spirits
• ITEC Refining and Marketing Co. Ltd. - Crude Fermentation Ethanol Grade A & B
• High Plains Corporation - Grain Neutral Spirits
• High Plains Corporation - Typical Analysis of Grain Neutral Spirits
• High Plains Corporation - Fuel Ethanol
• High Plains Corporation - Typical Analyses of Fuel Ethanol
• High Plains Corporation - Industrial Alcohol
• Pharmco Products Inc. Ethanol Catalog Specifications - For a wide range of grades of ethanol
• Standards of Identity for Distilled Spirits (B.A.T.F., Code of Federal Regulations, Title 27, Chapter 1, Part 5, Subpart C, Section 5.22)
• Formulas for Denatured Alcohol (B.A.T.F., Code of Federal Regulations, Title 27, Chapter 1, Part 21)

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Venezuela

• Rum Specifications (Standard 3040 of 1993)

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Zimbabwe

• Cane Spirit and Vodka (SAZS - S28:1970)

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