We support shipping alcohol in the US through UPS and FedEx, and in Australia through Couriers Please. USPS doesn't allow alcohol shipments, so if you're shipping beer, wine, or liquor, you'll need one of these carriers instead of dropping off at your local post office.
Shipping alcohol comes with extra requirements, like special label messaging and adult signature confirmation. We handle the details for you. If you have a supported account with UPS and/or FedEx, just mark your shipment as containing alcohol, and we'll take care of the description, label, and confirmation type.
Creating an alcohol shipment
To mark a shipment as alcohol in the web app:
- Click into your order, or create a new one.
- Go to the Package options section.
- Select Shipment contains alcohol.
- Choose the recipient type: consumer or licensee.
API users can add the alcohol shipment extra to your label purchase requests. See our full reference for details.
What you need to ship alcohol
Shipping with UPS
- An account and alcohol shipping agreement with UPS. If you don't have one, contact your UPS account representative or check UPS's guide to shipping beer and wine.
- A license to ship alcohol under federal and state law.
- Proper preparation, following UPS and origin/destination state guidelines:
- Document the shipment as containing alcohol.
- Package and label the shipment clearly.
- Require an adult signature at delivery. Alcohol can't be dropped off or delivered to anyone under 21.
See UPS's alcohol requirements for more.
Shipping with FedEx
- An account and alcohol shipping agreement with FedEx. If you don't have one, contact your account representative or check FedEx's shipping requirements.
- A license to ship alcohol under federal and state law.
- Proper preparation, following FedEx and origin/destination state guidelines:
- Document the shipment as containing alcohol.
- Package and label the shipment clearly.
See FedEx's alcohol shipping page for more.
Shipping with Couriers Please (Australia)
- Follow your state's regulations on advertising and selling alcohol online.
- Mark your parcel as containing alcohol.
- Use strong packaging to prepare your shipment properly.