Our policy
Google restricts the promotion of alcoholic beverages and drinks that resemble alcoholic beverages. When promoting alcoholic beverages, you may not do any of the following:
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Refer to the Google product category [google_product_category]
attribute in the feed specification for requirements on how to submit these products to an appropriate audience.
Country-specific requirements
In addition to the requirements above, there may be further restrictions based on your target country. See additional country-specific requirements you must meet below.
Countries | Allowed? |
Argentina
Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Cambodia Canada Chile Colombia Costa Rica Czechia Denmark France Germany Ghana Greece Hong Kong Hungary Ireland Israel Italy Japan Kenya Netherlands New Zealand Nigeria Panama Peru Mexico Philippines Portugal Puerto Rico Romania Senegal Singapore Slovakia South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay |
In these countries, Google allows the promotion of alcohol (including hard alcohol, liquor, beer, wine, champagne, and cider) as long as the requirements outlined above are met. |
Algeria
Angola Bahrain Bangladesh Belarus Cameroon Cote d’Ivoire Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Ethiopia Finland Georgia Guatemala India Indonesia Jordan Kazakhstan Kuwait Lebanon Madagascar Malaysia Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Myanmar (Burma) Nepal Nicaragua Norway Oman Pakistan Paraguay Poland Russia Saudi Arabia South Korea Sri Lanka Taiwan Tanzania Thailand Tunisia Turkey United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Venezuela Vietnam Zambia Zimbabwe |
In these countries, Google doesn't allow the promotion of any alcoholic beverages, including hard alcohol, liquor, beer, wine, champagne, or cider. |
What you can do
Here's what you can do if your product is disapproved or if your Merchant Center account is impacted:
To ensure a safe and positive experience for customers, Google requires that retailers comply with all applicable laws and regulations in addition to our policies. It's important that you familiarize yourself with and keep up to date on these requirements for the place where your business operates, as well as any other places your ads are shown. When we find content that violates these requirements, we may block it from appearing. In cases of repeated or egregious violations, we may ban you from advertising content with us.