CT

Connecticut DTC compliance

Registration, tax, and operational requirements for shipping wine direct-to-consumer in Connecticut. Every rule traces to a primary source.

Permitted

DTC wine shipping is permitted in Connecticut today.

Statute

“Out-of-state winery shipper's permit for wine. Out-of-state retailer shipper's permit for wine.”

https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_545.htm

Compliance reference

  • Direct shipping allowed

    Preliminary

    Yes

  • Sales tax collected by

    Cross-source verified

    Shipper

  • Volume limit unit

    Preliminary

    9-liter cases

  • Permit expiration anchor

    Single source

    Anniversary

  • Permit term

    Single source

    1 year

  • Common carrier delivery allowed

    Single source

    Yes

  • Volume limit basis

    Preliminary

    Per consumer per year

  • Age verification required

    Cross-source verified

    Yes

  • Permit fee

    Cross-source verified

    $415

  • Reporting frequency

    Single source

    Monthly

  • Reporting frequency threshold (gallons)

    Single source

    0

  • Permit required

    Cross-source verified

    Yes

  • Excise tax collected by

    Preliminary

    Shipper

  • Statute citation (NCSL)

    Withheld, older than the rules it backs

    This CT reference text was published 2021-10-15, before the 2026-08-31 date Ratify holds for the rules above it, so Ratify withholds it rather than printing superseded language beside current fields. It returns once the source is re-pulled and re-graded.

  • Volume limit

    Cross-source verified

    2

Sales-tax rate

Base state sales-tax rate

Cross-source verified

6.35%

Confirmed across ≥2 independent governmental/industry sources.

Rate facts

Bond amount (maximum)
$2,000
Bond amount (minimum)
$500
Bond basis formula
$500 for a winery that produces not more than 100,000 gallons, otherwise $2,000
Bond required
Yes
Excise rate by alcohol class
rate 0.79; rate 1.98 — ABV bands withheld pending source verification
Excise rate basis
Per gallon
Excise rate per unit
$0.79
Federal basic permit required
—
Franchise tax required
No
Litter tax required
No
Monthly zero-sales report required
—
Economic nexus threshold
$100,000
Permit application form
REG-1 Addendum D
Permit application URL
https://portal.ct.gov/dcp/liquor-control-division/out-of-state-shipper--winery-permits
Product registration required
Yes
Maximum local sales-tax add-on
0%
State sales-tax rate
6.35%
Single local use-tax rate option
No

Primary sources

3