Can your winery ship wine to Alabama?

Alabama DTC wine shipping requirementsCan a winery ship wine directly to consumers in Alabama?Yes. A Direct Wine Shipper License (Type 500) is required. Shipments are limited to Up to 12 cases per Alabama resident per 12-month period, per direct wine shipper licensee; a case may not exceed 9 liters. Sales tax applies and excise tax applies. Shipment reports: Quarterly (Ala. Admin. Code r. 20-X-9-.06). Last verified 2026-08-01 against primary sources; next review due 2026-10-30.

DTC shipping

Generally permitted

Permit required

Yes

Licence

Direct Wine Shipper License (Type 500)

Application fee

$200

Bond required

No — no surety bond reaches an out-of-state direct wine shipper, from either the ABC Board or the Department of Revenue

Volume cap

Up to 12 cases per Alabama resident per 12-month period, per direct wine shipper licensee; a case may not exceed 9 liters

Sales tax

Yes

State sales-tax rate

8% — Simplified Sellers Use Tax (SSUT), flat statewide

Excise tax

Yes

Excise rate

$0.38 per liter (Class I, 16.5% ABV or less); $2.42 per liter (Class II, greater than 16.5% ABV)

Shipment reports

Quarterly (Ala. Admin. Code r. 20-X-9-.06)

Record retention

3 years

Product registration

Required

Approved carriers

Any common or permit carrier that complies with Ala. Code § 28-1-4(d); Alabama publishes no approved-carrier list

Regulator

Alabama ABC Board (Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board)

Last verified

2026-08-01

Next review due

2026-10-30

Verified 2026-08-01 by primary-source audit against 41 primary sources; next review due 2026-10-30. How we verify.

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