WA

Washington DTC compliance

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

Permitted

DTC wine shipping is permitted in Washington today.

Statute

“This means any US winery licensed as a winery in their home state, and licensed with the Federal Government under the Tobacco and Trade Bureau (TTB) can obtain a wine shipper permit to ship to Washington consumers. ”

https://lcb.wa.gov/licensing/direct-shipping-laws

Compliance reference

  • Permit required

    Cross-source verified

    Yes

  • Reporting frequency

    Cross-source verified

    Monthly

  • Volume limit basis

    Preliminary

    Per winery per year

  • Excise tax collected by

    Preliminary

    Shipper

  • Direct shipping allowed

    Preliminary

    Yes

  • Sales tax collected by

    Single source

    Shipper

  • Age verification required

    Cross-source verified

    Yes

  • Permit term

    Single source

    1 year

  • Permit fee

    Cross-source verified

    $150

  • Permit expiration anchor

    Single source

    Anniversary

  • Common carrier delivery allowed

    Single source

    Yes

  • Statute citation (NCSL)

    Withheld, older than the rules it backs

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before the 2026-08-31 date Ratify holds for the rules above it, so Ratify withholds it rather than printing superseded language beside current fields.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

6.5%

Confirmed across ≥2 independent governmental/industry sources.

Rate facts

State sales-tax rate
6.5%

Primary sources

3