DE
Delaware DTC compliance
Registration, tax, and operational requirements for shipping wine direct-to-consumer in Delaware. Every rule traces to a primary source.
DTC wine shipping in Delaware is under review, not settled.
Under review, not settled
Ratify's own DTC status record for DE reads Permitted, and Direct shipping allowed is not served as settled, so this page does not serve a settled wine shipping verdict for Delaware. The flagged row below states why. Run a compliance check for a full determination.
Statute
“526. Direct shipping of wine [Effective Aug. 15, 2026; Effective until Aug. 15, 2030]”
Compliance reference
Permit required
Single sourceYes
Volume limit
Single source3 cases
Direct shipping allowed
Contested, needs review
Two or more authoritative publishers disagree on this DE value, so it is under review rather than settled.
Common carrier delivery allowed
Single sourceYes
Age verification required
Single sourceYes
Reporting frequency
Single sourceMonthly
Statute citation (NCSL)
Withheld, older than the rules it backs
This DE reference text was published 2021-10-15, before the 2026-08-15 date Ratify holds for the rules above it, so Ratify withholds it rather than printing superseded language beside current fields.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.
Reporting frequency threshold (gallons)
Single source0
Rate facts
- Bond amount (maximum)
- —
- Bond amount (minimum)
- —
- Bond basis formula
- —
- Bond required
- —
- Excise rate by alcohol class
- —
- Excise rate basis
- —
- Excise rate per unit
- —
- Federal basic permit required
- —
- Franchise tax required
- —
- Litter tax required
- —
- Monthly zero-sales report required
- —
- Economic nexus threshold
- —
- Permit application form
- —
- Permit application URL
- —
- Product registration required
- —
- Maximum local sales-tax add-on
- —
- State sales-tax rate
- —
- Single local use-tax rate option
- —
Primary sources
3- delcode.delaware.gov · DECitation sourceSource authority: Statute7 citations from this source
- wineinstitute.org · DECitation sourceSource authority: Trade association4 citations from this source
- law.cornell.edu · DECitation sourceSource authority: Trade association