Indian tax officials visit liquor maker Radico Khaitan's offices

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The visit from the Directorate ‌of Revenue Intelligence is part of "an industry-wide exercise" ‌being conducted by the authority

By Reuters

Updated - October 28, 2026 at 11:30 AM.

Radico Khaitan said on Tuesday ​that tax officials visited ‌two major offices and a manufacturing ​facility, amid a ⁠wider review of bulk Scotch imports. | Photo Credit: Dado Ruvic

Indian liquor maker Radico Khaitan said on Tuesday ​that tax officials visited ‌two major offices and a manufacturing ​facility, amid a ⁠wider review of bulk Scotch imports.

• The visit from the Directorate ‌of Revenue Intelligence is part of "an industry-wide exercise" ‌being conducted by the authority, ‌the ⁠company said
• The visits, ⁠to an office in Delhi and a manufacturing facility and another office ​in the ‌northern state of Uttar Pradesh, has no impact on financial or operational activities, Radico Khaitan ‌added
• The Indian tax ​authority is looking into whether liquor giants Pernod Ricard ⁠and Diageo wrongly classified some bulk Scotch imports, allowing them ‌to pay lower tariffs, Reuters exclusively reported last week
• The tax department is concerned that companies are wrongly classifying bulk Scotch concentrates ‌as products eligible for lower tariffs under ​the India-UK trade pact, Reuters reported
• Under the ⁠trade pact, which took effect ⁠on July 15, India agreed to halve import taxes ‌on some Scotch imports to 75 per cent from 150 per cent

Published on October 28, 2026

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