Can your winery ship wine to Washington?

Washington DTC wine shipping requirementsCan a winery ship wine directly to consumers in Washington?Yes. A Wine shipper's permit (LCB licence-fee schedule: 'Wine Out-of-State Shipper to Consumer ONLY'; for COA holders: 'Wine Out-of-State Certificate of Approval (COA) Shipping to Washington Consumers') is required. Volume limits apply; the exact cap is in the table below. Shipment reports: Monthly — due to the board by the 20th of each month, including months with no shipments. Last verified 2026-08-01 against primary sources; next review due 2026-10-30.

DTC shipping

Generally permitted

Permit required

Yes

Licence

Wine shipper's permit (LCB licence-fee schedule: 'Wine Out-of-State Shipper to Consumer ONLY'; for COA holders: 'Wine Out-of-State Certificate of Approval (COA) Shipping to Washington Consumers')

Application fee

$150 per year

Bond required

Volume cap

No volume limit on DTC shipments to a Washington consumer — no per-household, per-individual, per-shipment or per-licensee cap and no annual/monthly period cap in RCW 66.20.360–.385 or WAC 314-24-231/232

Sales tax

Yes — required regardless of physical presence

State sales-tax rate

6.5% (state component only; total collected rate is 6.5% plus the destination local rate)

Excise tax

Yes — wine liter tax under RCW 66.24.210, paid to LCB

Excise rate

PER LITER, three tiers (LCB LIQ-870 filed rates): wine 14% ABV and under — $0.2292 per liter; wine over 14% ABV (fortified) — $0.4536 per liter; cider — $0.0814 per liter

Shipment reports

Monthly — due to the board by the 20th of each month, including months with no shipments

Record retention

3 years for LCB liquor records (WAC 314-24-150) BUT 5 years for DOR tax records (RCW 82.32.070) — an out-of-state DTC shipper is subject to both, so 5 years is the safe published figure

Product registration

Not required for the shipper-to-consumer channel

Approved carriers

Washington does not approve or publish a list of carriers. Any common or private carrier may deliver, provided the carrier satisfies the RCW 66.20.375(2) duties (signature, age verification, not apparently intoxicated).

Regulator

Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board

Last verified

2026-08-01

Next review due

2026-10-30

Verified 2026-08-01 by primary-source audit against 35 primary sources; next review due 2026-10-30. How we verify.

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