Permit
Manufacturer Direct Ship License
- Required: Yes
- Fee: $200 plus $500 new application fee or $300 renewal fee
- Expiration:bienially on Dec. 31st
- Bond:No
Sales Tax
AK does not have a state sales tax.
- Required: No
Excise Tax
Wine Excise Tax
- Required: Yes
- Wine: $2.50/gal
Volume Limit
Limits per Winery
- Transaction:18L/purchaser
- Calendar year: 108L/purchaser
Reporting
Reporting Requirements
- Required:Yes
- Excise Tax Return: Monthly by the last day of the following month
- Record Retention: At least 2 years
Product Requirements
Product Registration
- Required: No
Additional Information
The final rules governing direct-to-consumer wine shipments to Alaska will become effective Aug. 23, 2024. The new rules replace the interim rules that wineries were unable to comply with and now mirror the SB 9 statutory requirements.
Alaska SB 9 – Requirements for DTC license (Sec. 04.09.370) effective January 1, 2024
- Creates a new manufacturer direct shipment license costing $200 biennially
- Copies of state license and TTB basic permit must be submitted with the application
- Prohibits shipments to an address with a zip code in a dry local option area
- The license holder cannot sell more than 18 liters of wine to a purchaser in one transaction or more than 108 liters of wine to a purchaser in a calendar year. (There is no production cap for wine.)
- Common Carriers must be approved by the ABC board.
- DTC shipments are subject to the state excise tax. Monthly reports and payments must be submitted to the Department of Revenue (DOR).
- Provide written or electronic information on fetal alcohol syndrome and fetal alcohol effects resulting from a woman’s consumption of alcohol during pregnancy to the person submitting the order and the named recipient of the shipment, if not the same person as the person submitting the order.
- The licensee must verify that the person submitting the order is at least 21 years of age using an age verification service or other method, and that the named recipient of the shipment, if not the same person as the person submitting the order, is at least 21.
- The shipment label must include the name of the licensee.
Alaska’s Final DTC Rules Effective Aug. 23, 2024
August 19, 2024The long-awaited final rules governing direct-to-consumer wine (DTC) shipments to Alaska will become effective Aug. 23, 2024. The new rules replace the interim rules that wineries were unable to comply with and now mirror the SB 9 statutory requirements that were the culmination of more than a decade’s worth of work by Wine Institute. Here … Read More ⟶
CONTACT INFORMATION
Alaska Alcohol & Marijuana Control Office
550 West 7th Avenue Ste 1600
Anchorage, AK 99501
Phone: (907) 269-0350
Fax: (907) 263-5930
