Can your winery ship wine to Michigan?

Michigan DTC wine shipping requirementsCan a winery ship wine directly to consumers in Michigan?Yes. A Direct Shipper License is required. Volume limits apply; the exact cap is in the table below. 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

Direct Shipper License

Application fee

$170 initial ($100 application/initial licence fee + $70 nonrefundable inspection fee); $100 annual renewal

Bond required

Not applicable

Volume cap

1,500 9-litre cases, or 13,500 litres in total, of wine per calendar year to Michigan consumers; plus a common-ownership aggregate cap — direct shippers under common ownership (in whole or in part) or common management may not ship more than 13,500 litres in the aggregate. No per-consumer limit.

Sales tax

Yes

State sales-tax rate

Excise tax

Yes

Excise rate

$0.135 per litre for wine containing 16% or less alcohol by volume; $0.20 per litre for wine containing more than 16% alcohol by volume

Shipment reports

Quarterly — total wine by type, brand and price shipped to Michigan consumers in the preceding calendar quarter, plus order numbers, filed with the LCC-3890 with copies of all consumer invoices

Record retention

4 years

Product registration

Required — every wine label must be registered with the Commission via SIPS+ before shipping into Michigan; no Michigan registration fee

Approved carriers

Not applicable

Regulator

Michigan Liquor Control Commission (MLCC), a bureau of the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA)

Last verified

2026-08-01

Next review due

2026-10-30

Verified 2026-08-01 by primary-source audit against 16 primary sources; next review due 2026-10-30. How we verify.

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