Can your winery ship wine to Arkansas?

Arkansas DTC wine shipping requirementsCan a winery ship wine directly to consumers in Arkansas?Yes. A Wine Direct Shipper License (statutory name, Ark. Code Ann. § 3-5-1703); ABC's application form is titled 'Direct Wine Shipping Permit' (form ABC-WS) is required. Shipments are limited to 24 nine-litre cases (216 litres / approx. 57.06 US gallons) of wine per Arkansas recipient per year. Sales tax applies and excise tax applies. Last verified 2026-08-01 against primary sources; next review due 2026-10-30.

DTC shipping

Generally permitted

Permit required

Yes

Licence

Wine Direct Shipper License (statutory name, Ark. Code Ann. § 3-5-1703); ABC's application form is titled 'Direct Wine Shipping Permit' (form ABC-WS)

Application fee

$50.00 initial application fee; $25.00 annual renewal fee

Bond required

Volume cap

24 nine-litre cases (216 litres / approx. 57.06 US gallons) of wine per Arkansas recipient per year

Sales tax

Yes

State sales-tax rate

6.5% state gross receipts (sales) tax, PLUS a separate 3% state Liquor Excise Tax on wine sold to a consumer for off-premises consumption — 9.5% state-level ad valorem on the sale, before local tax

Excise tax

Yes

Excise rate

Vinous liquor (over 5% alcohol BY WEIGHT): $0.75 per gallon + $0.05 per case. Light wine / wine coolers (0.5% to 5% alcohol by weight): $0.25 per gallon + $0.05 per case. PLUS a 3% Liquor Excise Tax on retail receipts (Ark. Code Ann. § 3-7-201).

Shipment reports

Not monthly. TWO separate reports to ABC: (1) a QUARTERLY shipping report on Arkansas fiscal-year quarters to the ABC regulatory enforcement division, confirming no shipments into dry territory; and (2) an ANNUAL report by an out-of-state licensee of the volume of vinous liquor shipped into Arkansas during the preceding calendar year.

Record retention

6 years for the tax records that carry the DTC obligation (DFA), per 26 CAR § 9-110 and Ark. Code Ann. § 26-18-506(b). No wine-direct-shipper-specific ABC retention period was located; ABC's 3-year periods in 3 CAR attach to other permit classes.

Product registration

Required — every brand and brand label extension must be registered with ABC before its first shipment, via the Product Registration Online (PRO) system, supported by a TTB Certificate of Label Approval

Approved carriers

Arkansas publishes no approved-carrier list. Common carriers licensed by the U.S. Surface Transportation Board may transport alcoholic beverages into and through Arkansas under the laws applicable to such carriers. A contract carrier or private carrier must instead obtain an ABC transportation permit and post a $2,000 surety bond.

Regulator

Arkansas ABC — formally, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division of the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration

Last verified

2026-08-01

Next review due

2026-10-30

Verified 2026-08-01 by primary-source audit against 19 primary sources; next review due 2026-10-30. How we verify.

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