VA

Virginia DTC compliance

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

Permitted

DTC wine shipping is permitted in Virginia today.

Statute

“Any winery or farm winery located within or outside the Commonwealth may apply to the Board for issuance of a wine and beer shipper's license that shall authorize the shipment of brands of wine and farm wine identified in such application. ”

https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title4.1/chapter2/section4.1-209.1/

Compliance reference

  • Permit required

    Cross-source verified

    Yes

  • Permit fee

    Cross-source verified

    $230

  • Excise tax collected by

    Preliminary

    Shipper

  • Volume limit unit

    Preliminary

    9-liter cases

  • Volume limit

    Cross-source verified

    2

  • Common carrier delivery allowed

    Cross-source verified

    Yes

  • Direct shipping allowed

    Preliminary

    Yes

  • Statute citation (NCSL)

    Withheld, older than the rules it backs

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before the 2026-08-31 date Ratify holds for the rules above it, so Ratify withholds it rather than printing superseded language beside current fields.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

  • Permit term

    Single source

    1 year

  • Volume limit basis

    Preliminary

    Per consumer per year

  • Reporting frequency threshold (gallons)

    Single source

    0

  • Sales tax collected by

    Cross-source verified

    Shipper

  • Age verification required

    Cross-source verified

    Yes

  • Reporting frequency

    Cross-source verified

    Monthly

  • Permit expiration anchor

    Single source

    Anniversary

Sales-tax rate

Base state sales-tax rate

Preliminary

5.3%

Not yet cross-source confirmed.

Rate facts

Bond amount (maximum)
—
Bond amount (minimum)
—
Bond basis formula
—
Bond required
No
Excise rate by alcohol class
ABV over 0%: rate 1.51
Excise rate basis
Per gallon
Excise rate per unit
$1.51
Federal basic permit required
Yes
Franchise tax required
—
Litter tax required
No
Monthly zero-sales report required
—
Economic nexus threshold
$100,000
Permit application form
—
Permit application URL
https://www.abc.virginia.gov/licenses/get-a-license/definitions/shipper
Product registration required
Yes
Maximum local sales-tax add-on
—
State sales-tax rate
5.3%
Single local use-tax rate option
No

Primary sources

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