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STATE SHIPPING LAWS: Wisconsin

Open Permit

Last Updated: February 11, 2025

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Permit

DTC Permit
  • Required: Yes
  • Fee: $200
  • Expiration:2 yrs from issue date
  • Bond:Yes

Sales Tax

  • Required:Yes
  • State:5%
  • Local:Yes
  • Tax on Shipping:Yes

Excise Tax

  • Required: Yes
  • Wine ≤ 14%: $.06605/liters
  • Wine >14% – 21%: $.1189/liters

Volume Limit

Limits per Winery
  • Year:12 cases per person

Reporting

  • Required:Yes
  • Sales Tax: Annually by Jan 31st
  • Excise Tax: Quarterly by the 15th
  • Direct Shipment: Quarterly by the 15th
  • Record Retention: At least 4 years

Product Requirements

Product Registration
  • Required:No
Product Restrictions
  • A direct wine shipper’s permit authorizes the holder to ship ONLY those wines it has manufactured or bottled

Additional Information

Beginning October 1, 2008, wineries are required to have a valid Wine Direct Shipper permit in order to ship to consumers in Wisconsin. Permit holders may ship up to 12 cases to a WI consumer annually. The permit fee is $100 each year and follows a two-year renewal schedule. Additionally, there is a $20 Business Tax Registration (BTR) fee and a minimum bond of $1000 is required. Direct Shippers must register to pay sales and excise taxes.

Other requirements include:

  • Appointment of an agent in Wisconsin to act as agent for the service of process.
  • Any person or business entity involved in the applicant business who are sole proprietors, partners of a partnership, officers, directors, members, managers, or agents must complete and submit the Alcohol Beverage Personal Questionnaire (form AB-300) and pay a $7.00 per person background check fee.
  • State law requires corporations and limited liability companies (LLCs) to appoint an agent that takes responsibility for the licensed or permitted premises (This is separate from the requirement to appoint an agent for service of process).
  • Direct Shipment Reports must include the birthdate of the purchaser and the person receiving the wine.
  • Containers of wine shipped to an individual in this state shall be clearly labeled to indicate that the package may not be delivered to an underage person or to an intoxicated person.
  • Effective Jan. 1, 2025, fulfillment houses are required to obtain a fulfillment house permit for each location involved in the process of shipping wine to residents of Wisconsin.

DTC Changes in Wisconsin

April 2, 2024

Wisconsin Public Act 73 of 2023 included numerous changes to the Department of Revenue and alcohol regulation. It created a new division within the department responsible for all alcohol related matters, mandated licensure and onerous reporting requirements for both fulfillment houses and common carriers and required the use of in-state agents. Following passage, UPS and … Read More ⟶

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Licensing Forms

  • Wine Direct Shipper Application (AB-321)
  • Application for Business Tax Registration (Paper, Form BTR-101)
  • Application for Business Tax Registration (Online)
  • General Instructions-Application for Business Tax Registration
  • Alcohol Beverage Appointment of Agent
  • Alcohol Beverage Personal Questionnaire
  • Surety Bond (A-133)

Reporting Forms

  • Direct Shipper Report Schedule (AB-135)
  • AB-130: Wisconsin Distilled Spirits, Cider and Wine Tax Return (must be filed electronically with Form AB-135)
  • Liquor Tax - Electronic Filing
  • Sales and Use Tax Electronic Filing Options
  • Sales and Use Tax Return, ST-12
  • Instructions for Sales and Use Tax Return
  • My Tax Account portal

Statutes & Advisories

  • Sec.125.535 DTC Permit
  • Sec.139.035 Wine DTC shipments
  • Alcohol Beverage Tax Information (pub. 303)
  • Business Tax Registration FAQ
  • Wisconsin Sales and Use Tax Information

CONTACT INFORMATION

Wisconsin Department of Revenue
Mail Stop 6-107
PO Box 8900
Madison, WI 53708
Phone: (608) 266-6701
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