Can your winery ship wine to New York?

New York DTC wine shipping requirementsCan a winery ship wine directly to consumers in New York?Yes — Gated on home-state reciprocity, not open to all states. And three separate registrations are prerequisites, not one. Volume limits apply; the exact cap is in the table below. Sales tax applies. Last verified 2026-08-01 against primary sources; next review due 2026-10-30.

DTC shipping

Generally permitted

Permit required

Yes — and three separate registrations are prerequisites, not one

Licence

Out-of-State Direct Shipper's License

Application fee

$375 per alcohol type (= the statutory $125 annual fee × the 3-year licence term)

Bond required

Not for the licence — the SLA requires no bond. But a surety bond can reach the shipper on the tax side: the licence is conditioned on registering with the Department of Taxation and Finance as a distributor of alcoholic beverages, and the Department may require a surety bond or other security at its discretion.

Volume cap

The LESSER of (A) 36 cases per New York resident customer per year, each case no more than 9 litres; or (B) the maximum number of cases PER MONTH AND PER YEAR that the shipper's own state allows New York manufacturers to ship to its residents. Counted separately per alcohol type, each under its own licence.

Sales tax

Yes

State sales-tax rate

Excise tax

Yes — registration as a NYS distributor of alcoholic beverages is a precondition of the licence

Excise rate

$0.30 per gallon (New York State) on wine containing 24% ABV or less; computed on whole gallons. No New York City excise applies to wine at or below 24% ABV.

Shipment reports

No periodic shipment report is required by the operative statute or by the current licence conditions — but the SLA still publishes an advisory stating that reports are required, and the '2011' date could not be verified

Record retention

3 years

Product registration

Not required for wine above 7% ABV. REQUIRED for wine containing 7% alcohol or less, and for 'wine products' and 'wine specialties'.

Approved carriers

Any common carrier holding a valid trucking permit issued by the SLA. New York publishes no approved-carrier list naming FedEx or UPS.

Regulator

New York State Liquor Authority

Last verified

2026-08-01

Next review due

2026-10-30

Verified 2026-08-01 by primary-source audit against 28 primary sources; next review due 2026-10-30. How we verify.

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