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STATE SHIPPING LAWS: Alaska

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Last Updated: November 14, 2018

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Permit

DTC Permit
  • Required: No

Sales Tax

  • Required: No

Excise Tax

  • Required: No

Volume Limit

Limits per Winery
  • A reasonable amount

Reporting

  • Required: No

Product Requirements

Product Registration
  • Required: No

Additional Information

Alaska does not limit or tax wine shipments into the state. It does, however, permit its communities to restrict sales/shipments of alcohol by way of local election. It is illegal to ship to those communities.

FedEx has approved shipments only to certain zip codes. Click the link under ‘Statutes & Advisories”‘ to see that list. Alaska’s FedEx list is not just “wet” – it is “serviced by” as well. The listing of zip codes are those that are approved for wine shipping under the FedEx program. Other zips (while they may be wet) go to regions where they use contractors rather than FedEx employees (and they don’t allow contractors to handle hazardous, highly insured, or “special handling” shipments), or where they felt that the product was likely to be held outside for extended periods of time in inclement weather, and therefore they won’t carry.

  • 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.”

Alaska Governor Signs DTC Legislation

June 27, 2022

Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy signed comprehensive alcohol reform legislation (SB 9) into law on June 16, 2022, which provides for limited, regulated, tax-paid wine shipping by wineries of all sizes in the United States that obtain a license from the Alaska Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) board. This omnibus bill was the culmination of 10 years … Read More ⟶

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Statutes & Advisories

  • Alaska Statutes
  • Local Option Communities
  • Importation for Personal Use Letter
  • FedEx Approved ZIP Codes for Alaska

CONTACT INFORMATION

Alaska Alcohol & Marijuana Control Office
550 West 7th Avenue Ste 1600
Anchorage, AK 99501
Phone: (907) 269-0350
Fax: (907) 263-5930
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