Permit
DTC Permit
- Required:Yes
- Fee:$315, plus one-time $100 fee
- Expiration:1 yr from issue date
- Bond:Yes
Sales Tax
- Required:Yes
- State:6.35%
- Local:No
- Tax on Shipping:Yes
Excise Tax
- Required:Yes
- Still Wine: $.79/gal
- Still Wine-Produced by Small Wineries: $.20/gal
- Sparkling Wine: $1.98/gal
- Fortified Wine: $1.98/gal
Volume Limit
Limits per Winery
- 2 cases per person every 2 months
Reporting
- Required:Yes
- Sales Tax: Last day of each month
- Excise Tax: Last day of each month
- Direct Shipment: Last day of each month
- Record Retention: At least 3 years
Product Requirements
Label Registration Required
- Labels approved for wholesale distribution are also approved for direct-to-consumer
- $200 per label for a 3-year period
Product Restrictions
- ONLY wines manufactured by the permittee on the permitted premises may be sold and shipped to consumers
Additional Information
An Out-of-State Shipper’s Permit is required for on-site and off-site sales to consumers in CT.
- Applicants must file a Surety Bond (Form OR-131) with Department of Revenue Services (DRS). The amount of the bond is $500 for a winery that produces not more than 100,000 gallons, otherwise, the amount of the bond is $2000.
- Applicants must register with DRS for a Sales Tax Permit online (Form Reg 1) and then complete Reg-1 Addendum D to register for an Alcoholic Beverages Tax account. There is a $100 fee for registering to collect sales and use tax.
- Wineries that produce not more than 55,000 gallons of still wine during a calendar year may apply for a Small Winery Certificate (File Form REG-15). The excise tax rate on still wine 21% or less produced by a winery to which a Small Winery Certificate has been issued is 20¢ per wine gallon (rather than the regular tax rate of 79¢).
- The permit holder must submit a report detailing sales and shipments to CT consumers to the Department of Consumer Protection.
- When advertising or offering wine for direct shipment to a consumer in this state via the internet or any other on-line computer network, the manufacturer must clearly state its liquor permit number.
- SB 647 amended Conn. Gen. Stat. §30-18a to prohibit sales of wine below cost by permittees, effective July 1, 2019.
- Wine sold and shipped directly to a person must be shipped in containers that are conspicuously labeled with the words: “Contains alcohol: Signature of person 21 years of age or older required for delivery.”
No More Dry Towns in Connecticut, Only Two in New Hampshire
May 19, 2015Towns in Connecticut and New Hampshire have approved alcohol sales, increasing consumer access to direct wine shipments. Last fall voters in Bridgewater, the last dry town in Connecticut, repealed the ban on alcohol sales that had been in effect since the 1930’s. With the alcohol ban no longer an issue, licensed direct shippers can ship … Read More ⟶
CONTACT INFORMATION
Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection
Liquor Control Division
450 Columbus Boulevard, Suite 901
Hartford, CT 06103
Phone: (860) 713-6210
Fax:(860) 706-1208
Email: dcp.liquorcontrol@ct.gov
Liquor Control Division
450 Columbus Boulevard, Suite 901
Hartford, CT 06103
Phone: (860) 713-6210
Fax:(860) 706-1208
Email: dcp.liquorcontrol@ct.gov
