MS

Mississippi DTC compliance

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

Permitted

DTC wine shipping is permitted in Mississippi today.

Statute

A Direct Wine Shipper’s permit authorizes the holder to sell and ship a limited amount of wine directly to Mississippi residents

https://www.dor.ms.gov/abc/permits-licenses/direct-wine-shipper-permit

Compliance reference

  • Volume limit

    Cross-source verified

    12

  • Volume limit basis

    Preliminary

    Per consumer per year

  • Sales tax collected by

    Cross-source verified

    Shipper

  • Volume limit unit

    Preliminary

    9-liter cases

  • Permit expiration anchor

    Cross-source verified

    Anniversary

  • Excise tax collected by

    Preliminary

    Shipper

  • Reporting frequency threshold (gallons)

    Single source

    0

  • Permit fee

    Cross-source verified

    $100

  • Common carrier delivery allowed

    Single source

    Yes

  • Permit term

    Cross-source verified

    1 year

  • Shipment report frequency

    Preliminary

    Quarterly

  • Age verification required

    Cross-source verified

    Yes

  • Permit required

    Cross-source verified

    Yes

  • Direct shipping allowed

    Preliminary

    Yes

  • Reporting frequency

    Cross-source verified

    Monthly

  • Statute citation (NCSL)

    Withheld, older than the rules it backs

    This MS 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2021-10-15, before the 2026-08-31 date Ratify holds for the rules above it, so Ratify withholds it rather than printing superseded language beside current fields.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.

Sales-tax rate

Base state sales-tax rate

Cross-source verified

7%

Confirmed across ≥2 independent governmental/industry sources.

Rate facts

Bond amount (maximum)
Bond amount (minimum)
Bond basis formula
Bond required
No
Excise rate by alcohol class
rate 15.5 — ABV bands withheld pending source verification
Excise rate basis
Per gallon
Excise rate per unit
$15.50
Federal basic permit required
Yes
Franchise tax required
No
Litter tax required
No
Monthly zero-sales report required
No
Economic nexus threshold
$0
Permit application form
Direct Wine Shipper
Permit application URL
https://www.dor.ms.gov/abc/permits-licenses/direct-wine-shipper-permit
Product registration required
Yes
Maximum local sales-tax add-on
1%
State sales-tax rate
7%
Single local use-tax rate option
No

Primary sources

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