This guide is intended to assist any person who wishes to register as a macro manufacture and/or distributor of liquor.
All macro manufacturers and/or distributors of liquor must be registered with the National Liquor Authority (NLA). The prospective registrant has to complete and submit the required information in a prescribed manner and submit it to the NLA.
To apply for a distribution and/or manufacturing registration, applicants need to visit the NLA online system on: https://thenla.thedti.gov.za. All instructions should be properly followed.
Provide information of the projected annual turnover and pay the application fee relevant to the projected/annual turnover.
| Annual turnover from activities regulated under the Act | Type of fee | Amount |
| Less than R 5 000 000 | Application (s.11) Initial Registration Notice to review [Schedule 1 Item 4 (6)] Annual Renewal of registration Transfer Fee (s.15) Request for variation of conditions [s. 16(1)] Notice of change in location or activities [s. 16(3)] Appointment of person to conduct activities (s. 17) | R 500 R 2 000 R 500 R 2 000 R 1 500 R 1 500 R 1 500 R 1 500 |
| At least R 5 000 000 but less than R 15 000 000 | Application (s.11) Initial Registration Notice to review [Schedule 1 Item 4 (6)] Annual Renewal of registration Transfer Fee (s.15) Request for variation of conditions [s. 16(1)] Notice of change in location or activities [s. 16(3)] Appointment of person to conduct activities (s. 17) | R 1 000 R 4 000 R 1 000 R 4 000 R 3 000 R 3 000 R 3 000 R 3 000 |
| At least R15 000 000 but less than R 250 000 000 | Application (s.11) Initial Registration Notice to review [Schedule 1 Item 4 (6)] Annual Renewal of registration Transfer Fee (s.15) Request for variation of conditions [s. 16(1)] Notice of change in location or activities [s. 16(3)] Appointment of person to conduct activities (s. 17) | R 7 500 R 5 000 R 7 500 R 5 000 R 5 000 R 5 000 R 5 000 R 5 000 |
| At least R 250 000 000, but less than R 1 billion. | Application (s.11) Initial Registration Notice to review [Schedule 1 Item 4 (6)] Annual Renewal of registration Transfer Fee (s.15) Request for variation of conditions [s. 16(1)] Notice of change in location or activities [s. 16(3)] Appointment of person to conduct activities (s. 17) | R 10 000 R 7 500 R 10 000 R 7 500 R 7 500 R 7 500 R 7 500 R 7 500 |
| At least R 1 billion. | Application (s.11) Initial Registration Notice to review [Schedule 1 Item 4 (6)] Annual Renewal of registration Transfer Fee (s.15) Request for variation of conditions [s. 16(1)] Notice of change in location or activities [s. 16(3)] Appointment of person to conduct activities (s. 17) | R 25 000 R 15 000 R 25 000 R 15 000 R 15 000 R 15 000 R 15 000 R 15 000 |
The applicant should provide and attach proof of payment of the application fee (R500) when lodging the application.
Applications should be accompanied by:
Once the final conditions of registration are imposed and before registration, the applicant will be required to pay a registration fee that correlates with the projected annual turnover.
A NLA 9 registration certificate will be issued to the applicant with the final conditions of registration.
The registrant has to ensure that the registration is renewed annually and complete fully the form NLA 28 and pay the annual renewal fee. Renewal should be done a month before the expiry of the registration.
You can deposit cash/bank guaranteed cheque/electronically transfer the funds into the account number and details are provided below:
| Parent Name: | Department of Trade and Industry |
| Bank: | Standard Bank |
| Name of account: | Liquor Licence Deposit |
| Type of account: | Business Current Account |
| Number: | 370 650 077 |
| Branch: | Sunnyside |
| Branch code: | 01 0645 |
| Reference for new application: | 01/Trading name |
| Reference for renewal: | 02/RG No/Trading name |
Only new applications to be submitted at any time via https://thenla.thedti.gov.za
Any other applications may be hand-delivered, e-mailed or posted to:
the dti Campus
77 Meintjies Street
Block B, Ground Floor, Sunnyside
Pretoria
Private Bag X84
Pretoria
0001
If the application is approved, the applicant will be provided with proposed conditions in the form NLA 6, of which he/she may accept or decline by completing NLA 7.
NB: Retail Licence
Any person wishing to register for a retail liquor licence (tavern, pub, bottle store, etc.) can contact the provincial liquor authority/board in their respective province – regulatory bodies.
KwaZulu-Natal
Physical Address:
136 Victoria Embankment
Cnr Victoria Embankment and Fenton Lane
Durban
4001
Neela Govender
031 334 2567 / 072 296 0369
NGovender@thedtic.gov.za
Constance Gumede
031 334 2560 / 072 296 1837
CGumede@thedtic.gov.za
Rajeshri Sardha
031 334 2565 / 072 2951480
rajeshri@thedtic.gov.za
T: 031 334 2560
F: 031 305 2804
Western Cape
Physical Address:
Norton Rose House
8 Riebeeck Street
13 Floor
Cape Town
8001
T: 021 480 8050
F: 021 422 5104
Mr Lionel Archillies
071 610 9558
LArchillies@thedtic.gov.za
Mr Elias Rafapa
063 688 6466
ERafapa@thedtic.gov.za
Mr Vuyo Zitha
066 306 8424
VZitha@thedtic.gov.za
Eastern Cape
Physical Address:
3rd Floor, Fairview Office Park
66 Ring Road
Greenacres
Gqeberha, 6001
T: 041 509 8560
Mr Andre Le Grange
060 753 0751
ALeGrange@thedtic.gov.za
Simphiwe Ngonyama
060 948 7508
SNgonyama@thedtic.gov.za
Ms Princess Konza
072 295 4806
mailto:PKonza@thedtic.gov.za
