Maine Bottle Bill Compliance Update

Starting July 1, 2025, Maine is implementing a new labeling requirement under its Bottle Bill program that affects all DTC wine shipments. For more information, we recommend discussing this with your compliance team and reviewing the following resources: 

• Maine Bottle Bill to Extend to DtC Wine Shipments in July | Sovos Sovos ShipCompliant 

• DTC Licensees Must Comply with Maine Bottle Bill Law by July 1, 2025 | Wine Institute | Wine Institute (WI member login required) 

• Bottle Bill - Maine | Wine Institute | Wine Institute (WI member login required) 

How Wineshipping Can Support 

• Still shipping to Maine after July 1st? 
  We will continue to process and ship DTC orders to Maine as usual. 

• Want us to apply bottle bill stickers for you? 

  • Great news! Wineshipping can help you comply with Maine’s
    new bottle deposit sticker requirement. Wineshipping is the only
    Fulfillment House whose sticker has been officially approved by the Maine DEP. See more below.

  • If your winery has received approval for your branded
    compliant Maine bottle stickers, we’d be happy to help you
    stock and apply the stickers to bottles at the time of order
    fulfillment, please contact our customer success
    team to discuss this option 

• Prefer to stop shipping to Maine? 
  Remove your Maine permit from the ACP Permits page, ACP action center will protect you from making any unintended shipments to Maine.