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.”
Impact of U.S. Supreme Court’s Sales Tax Ruling on DTC Wine Shipping
July 9, 2018On June 21, 2018 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Wayfair v. South Dakota that states may require online retailers to collect and remit sales taxes even if those retailers do not have a physical presence in that state. This ruling marks a victory for states, which can now tax remote sellers. Each state will … 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
