Can your winery ship wine to Missouri?

Missouri DTC wine shipping requirementsCan a winery ship wine directly to consumers in Missouri?Yes. A Wine Direct Shipper License is required. Shipments are limited to 2 cases of wine per person per calendar month, legally defined as 4.76 gallons of volume per calendar month. 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

Application fee

$0 (NO FEE)

Bond required

Volume cap

2 cases of wine per person per calendar month, legally defined as 4.76 gallons of volume per calendar month

Sales tax

Conditional — Yes once Missouri sales exceed $100,000 in the previous or current calendar year (vendor's use tax); No below that threshold

State sales-tax rate

4.225% state use tax (same as the general state sales tax rate; no special wine or DTC rate)

Excise tax

Yes

Excise rate

$0.42 per gallon on wine (wine = not in excess of 22% alcohol by volume); $2.00 per gallon on spirituous liquor

Shipment reports

Annual — due January 31 to the Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control; required even if no shipments were made

Record retention

Two different periods apply: 2 years for records required under the liquor law (11 CSR 70-2.140(6)(B)); 3 years for sales/use tax books and records (RSMo § 144.320). Retaining 3 years satisfies both.

Product registration

Not required for direct-to-consumer shipping

Approved carriers

Any carrier holding a Missouri Alcohol Carrier License (ACL) issued by ATC — a state licence requirement, not a named-carrier list

Regulator

Missouri Department of Public Safety, Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control (ATC)

Last verified

2026-08-01

Next review due

2026-10-30

Verified 2026-08-01 by primary-source audit against 27 primary sources; next review due 2026-10-30. How we verify.

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