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DTC Permit
- Required: Yes
- Fee: $25
- Expiration:Oct. 1st of each year
Sales Tax
- Required:Yes
- State:5.75%
- Local:Yes
- Tax on Shipping:Yes
Excise Tax
- Required: Yes
- Wine .5% – 14%: $.30/gal*
- Wine >14% – 21%: $.98/gal*
- Sparkling Wine < 21%: $1.48/gal*
- OH Grape Fund Fee: $.02/gal
- Cuyahoga County Wine Tax:$.32/gal
*A licensed winery whose total production does not exceed 500,000 gallons in a calendar year will be granted an exemption from the state excise tax for such year.
Volume Limit
Limits per Winery
- 24 cases per year per household address
Reporting
- Required: Yes
- Sales Tax: Semi-Annually by the 23rd
- Excise Tax: Annually by Jan 18th
- Cuyahoga County Excise Tax: Annually by Jan 31st
- Direct Shipment: within 60 days after every year
- Record Retention: At least 3 years
Product Requirements
Label Registration Required
- Labels approved for wholesale distribution are approved for direct-to-consumer
- $50 per label
Product Restrictions
- ONLY wines produced by the permittee may be sold and shipped to consumers
Additional Information
Legislation to open up the DTC Shipping for Wineries Producing More than 250,000 gallons will become effective on Sept. 28, 2021.
Until Sept. 28, 2021, wineries producing 250,000 gallons or less per year may apply for an “S” permit. Qualifying wineries that obtain an “S” permit may initiate shipments of up to 24 cases of wine annually to any one Ohio address. “S” permit holders must pay state and local sales tax, excise tax, and submit an annual shipping report to the Division of Liquor Control.
- Direct shippers must register as a supplier and pay a $100 application fee, but do not have to pay the $300 supplier license fee.
- The Ohio Department of Taxation will register your business by telephone. Call 1-888-405-4089 and press #1 after the message. Applicants may also register by submitting form UT-1000.
- Label outside of boxes with the phrase “CONTAINS ALCOHOL: SIGNATURE OF PERSON 21 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER REQUIRED FOR DELIVERY.”
Wineries producing more than 250,000 gallons annually are prohibited from shipping to Ohio consumers.
Ohio Opens Up DTC Shipping for Wineries Producing More than 250,000 Gallons
July 1, 2021Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed the state’s budget bill (HB 110) on June 30, 2021, which includes a provision that brings to a close years of work by Wine Institute to open up DTC wine shipping in Ohio to wineries that produce more than 250,000 gallons. Wine Institute’s long-running support of the effort included on-the-ground … Read More ⟶
CONTACT INFORMATION
Ohio Division of Liquor Control
6606 Tussing Rd.
Reynoldsburg, OH 43068-9005
Phone: (614) 644-2411
Fax: (614) 644-2513
6606 Tussing Rd.
Reynoldsburg, OH 43068-9005
Phone: (614) 644-2411
Fax: (614) 644-2513
Ohio Department of Taxation
Alcoholic Beverages, Excise & Energy Tax Division
P.O. Box 530
Columbus, OH 43216-0530
Phone: (614) 466-4810
Fax: (206) 350-6722
Alcoholic Beverages, Excise & Energy Tax Division
P.O. Box 530
Columbus, OH 43216-0530
Phone: (614) 466-4810
Fax: (206) 350-6722
