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A bar and restaurant in Goa holds a licence for retail sale of liquor for consumption on the premises, issued by the Goa Excise Department under the Goa Excise Duty Act, 1964. The licence runs for the financial year and must be renewed by 31 March for the year that follows, with the fee for the new year paid before the old one ends. A licence whose fee is not paid can be cancelled. Since a 2021 change, most licences can also be renewed for three or five years at once at a rebate, and the 2026-27 Budget proposed allowing renewal at any time in the year.<\/strong> This guide covers the renewal cycle, the papers that must be current, how fees are worked out, the penalties, and how a bar’s liquor and food sales are taxed.<\/p>\n

Renewal at a glance<\/h2>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Point<\/th>\nPosition<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Licence<\/td>\nRetail sale of IMFL, country liquor or foreign liquor for consumption on the premises (application Form E-28)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Licence year<\/td>\n1 April to 31 March<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Renewal deadline<\/td>\n31 March, with the next year’s fee paid<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Multi-year option<\/td>\n3 years at a 5% rebate or 5 years at a 10% rebate (2021 circular); confirm availability with the Excise Inspector<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Where<\/td>\nOffice of the Excise Inspector for your taluka<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fee basis<\/td>\nLocation class, AC or non-AC, and carpet area of the bar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Penalty for contraventions<\/td>\nUp to \u20b91 lakh under section 35, as amended in 2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n

The renewal cycle<\/h2>\n
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  1. January to February:<\/strong> check that every supporting licence is valid beyond 31 March: the restaurant licence from the panchayat or municipality, FSSAI, fire NOC, health NOC and trade licence. An expired supporting licence is the usual reason a renewal is held up.<\/li>\n
  2. Check the premises against the licence.<\/strong> If the bar area has grown, an AC has been added or seating has moved outdoors, the fee and the premises plan on record will not match. Get the change approved first.<\/li>\n
  3. March:<\/strong> pay the licence fee for the new year by challan and submit the renewal at the Excise Inspector’s office before 31 March.<\/li>\n
  4. Keep the renewed licence displayed<\/strong> at the counter, with the excise registers up to date for inspection.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The department has extended the deadline in exceptional years (to 31 May in 2020), but there is no standing grace period, so plan for 31 March.<\/p>\n

    Renewing for three or five years<\/h2>\n

    Under an Excise Department circular of February 2021, issued as an ease-of-doing-business measure, licences other than industrial and occasional licences can be renewed for five years with a 10% rebate on the fee, or three years with a 5% rebate, and Rules 43 and 91 were amended to match. In the 2026-27 Budget speech the Chief Minister described renewals as being allowed only in March and proposed rule changes for advance renewal at any time of year and for three- or five-year renewals. Until those changes are notified, ask the Excise Inspector whether a multi-year renewal is being accepted before you plan the cash for it.<\/p>\n

    Documents that must be current<\/h2>\n

    The original E-28 application needs the items below. At renewal, the department mainly checks that the licence fee is paid and that the supporting approvals are still valid, but keep the full set ready in case of an inspection or a change in the premises.<\/p>\n