Can your winery ship wine to Colorado?

Colorado DTC wine shipping requirementsCan a winery ship wine directly to consumers in Colorado?Yes. A Winery Direct Shipper's Permit is required. No volume limit. Excise tax is 7.33 cents per liter on vinous liquors except hard cider. Shipment reports: Monthly. Last verified 2026-08-01 against primary sources; next review due 2026-10-30.

DTC shipping

Generally permitted

Permit required

Yes

Licence

Winery Direct Shipper's Permit

Application fee

$100.00

Bond required

Volume cap

No volume limit

Sales tax

Varies — required once the $100,000 Colorado economic-nexus threshold is met

State sales-tax rate

2.9%

Excise tax

Yes

Excise rate

7.33 cents per liter on vinous liquors except hard cider

Shipment reports

Monthly

Record retention

3 years for excise records (C.R.S. 44-3-503(6)); current tax year plus the 3 prior tax years for permittee books and records (Reg 47-700(B), 1 CCR 203-2)

Product registration

Not required. Colorado brand/product registration is a three-tier importation filing that does not reach a winery direct shipper's permittee; the permittee instead lists its intended brands on the DR 8475 permit application itself.

Approved carriers

Not applicable

Regulator

Colorado Department of Revenue, Liquor and Tobacco Enforcement Division

Last verified

2026-08-01

Next review due

2026-10-30

Verified 2026-08-01 by primary-source audit against 32 primary sources; next review due 2026-10-30. How we verify.

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