ShipCompliant
Sovos ShipCompliant is cloud software for beverage alcohol compliance. It checks direct-to-consumer shipments against state rules, calculates tax, files state sales and excise reports, tracks federal and state licences and handles brand and label registrations. It is sold to wineries, breweries, distilleries, importers, distributors, retailers and carriers in the United States, and is part of Sovos.
Last reviewed

- Best for
- Wineries, breweries and distilleries shipping direct to consumers, Suppliers, importers and distributors using the three-tier system
- Pricing
- Quote only
- Runs on
- Web
Who it is for
Wineries, breweries and distilleries shipping direct to consumers
Checks each order against state rules and files the related tax reports; integrates with ecommerce, POS, wine club and fulfilment systems.
Suppliers, importers and distributors using the three-tier system
Product and label registrations, state gallonage and excise reporting, and licence tracking.
Carriers
A tool to review and share alcohol shipper licence data; the vendor names FedEx Corporation as a partner in this product.
Less suited to: Businesses outside the United States: the compliance rules covered are US federal and state alcohol laws.
What it does
Real-time shipping compliance checks
Checks orders against more than 1,000 state rules by product type and destination.
Address-level tax rates
Tax rates down to the address level so the right amount is collected.
Automated state reporting
Monthly, quarterly and annual state sales and excise tax reports, filed by a managed services team; AutoFile is an option.
License management
Tracks federal and state alcohol licences, links to state forms and sends renewal reminders starting 90 days before expiry.
3-Tier Reporting
Automated state gallonage and excise tax reports for distribution, filed directly with state agencies.
Market Ready registrations
Product and brand label registrations across multiple states in one workflow, with a COLA submission tool tied to the TTB.
Product Registration Online (PRO)
E-filing of brand and label registrations for beer, wine and spirits in participating states, with COLAs pulled from the TTB.
LabelVision
Search engine over labels in the TTB COLA registry for brand protection and market intelligence.
Carrier Compliance
One place for carriers to review, filter and export shipper licence data, with 3PL and fulfilment-method visibility.
Fulfilment management
Order information flows from integrated ecommerce and POS platforms into fulfilment tools.
Pricing
- Pricing model
- Quote only
The site publishes no prices and directs visitors to request a demo or call sales.
How it compares
Compared with the 5 products in Regulatory Compliance & Inspection Readiness that have a profile on this site. These figures describe the category. They are not a recommendation.
- Names 9 integrations. The median in this category is 2.
- Lists Web only. Among the 5 products in this category that state their platforms, 1 lists an iOS app and 1 lists an Android app.
- The category's 10 most-named integration partners are bLoyal, Bluetooth Probe Integration, Commerce7, Crafted ERP, FedEx ShipManager, Monitor Pro, Oracle, Orchestrated Beer, OrderPort, SAP. Of these, this product's listing names bLoyal, Commerce7, Crafted ERP, FedEx ShipManager, Orchestrated Beer, OrderPort.
Works with
- Loyalty
- bLoyal
- Other
- Commerce7WineDirectVinSuiteOrderPortCrafted ERPOrchestrated BeerFedEx ShipManagerUPS Worldship
The vendor says it has 60+ integrated partners across ecommerce, point-of-sale, wine club, fulfilment and carriers. Only nine names from the partner directory are listed here.
Where and how it runs
- Available in
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Platforms
- Web
Products cover US state and federal alcohol regulation (TTB, state agencies); no other countries are mentioned.
The company
- Founded
- 2006
- Headquarters
- Atlanta, United States
- Customers named by the vendor
- Benziger Family Winery, Moshin Vineyards, Kobrand Corporation, Collective Arts Brewing, Eden Specialty Ciders, Maison Ferrand, Hill Farmstead Brewery, Turkovich Family Wines
Security and support
- Support
- Sales and support phone line, a support portal at support.sovos.com, and live technical support for registrations.
Listing details
- Vendor
- Sovos
- Built for
- Food manufacturing
- Focus
- Food-specific
- Status
- Active
- Website
- sovos.com
- Also listed in
- Brewery, Winery & Distillery Production Software
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Runs on Web, iOS and Android, against Web for ShipCompliant.
SGS FoodNexus
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Names 2 integrations, against 9 for ShipCompliant.
AskReg
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OurRecords
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What we could not confirm
These points were not confirmed when this page was written.
- Pricing
- Contract terms
- Employee count
- Security certifications
- Sovos ownership and funding
Sources
Facts on this page come from the pages below, checked on 29 September 2026. Prices and features change, so confirm with the vendor before you buy.
- Product home pagehttps://sovos.com/shipcompliant/
- DtC shipping compliancehttps://sovos.com/shipcompliant/products/shipping-compliance-and-management/direct/
- Three-tier compliancehttps://sovos.com/shipcompliant/products/distribution-compliance-and-management/
- License managementhttps://sovos.com/shipcompliant/products/license-management/
- PRO registrationshttps://sovos.com/shipcompliant/products/product-registration-online-suppliers/
- Carrier compliancehttps://sovos.com/shipcompliant/products/carrier-compliance/
- Integrated partnershttps://sovos.com/shipcompliant/partners/integrated-partners/
- Abouthttps://sovos.com/shipcompliant/about/
- Client quoteshttps://sovos.com/shipcompliant/about/clients/
- Contact, address, supporthttps://sovos.com/shipcompliant/about/contact-us/