Starting January 1, 2024, ShipCompliant will provide support for the California Beverage Container Recycling Program, including collection and remittance of the redemption value on direct sales of wine, and the manufacturer processing fee for distribution of beer, wine and spirits.
For collection of the CRV, we'll return the total amount of the fee per order via API. While the manufacturer processing fee can't be collected directly from consumers, we will support the required reporting for both DtC wine shipments to California residents and for all wholesale distributions.
To prepare for fee collection and reporting, make sure that all your products in ShipCompliant are set up with the proper container type/size and read more about the bill here.
Summary of Fee Breakdown
| Type | < 24 oz | > or = 24 oz |
| Bottle | .05 | .10 |
| Can | .05 | .10 |
| Plastic Bottle | .05 | .10 |
| Long Neck Non Refundable | 0 | 0 |
| Aluminum Long Neck | .05 | .10 |
| Keg | 0 | 0 |
| PET | .05 | .10 |
| Traveller | .05 | .10 |
| Long Neck | .05 | .10 |
| Aluminum Short Neck | .05 | .10 |
| No Neck Non Refundable | 0 | 0 |
| Box | .25 | .25 |
| Cask | 0 | 0 |
| Growler | .10 | .10 |
| Pouch | .25 | .25 |
| Pack | .25 | .25 |
| Jug | .10 | .10 |
| Sleeve | .25 | .25 |
These fees pertain to consumable beverages and have a tax rate based on the underlying goods.
Fees are based on product information, specifically Container Type and Container Size. Make sure to include this information in product API syncs or add it manually in your ShipCompliant account. ShipCompliant will determine a product's fee mainly based on Container Type. If this field is blank, for wine products, ShipCompliant will default to the 10-cent fee, and for other products, the Container Size field will be used to determine fee. If both Container Type and Size are left blank, ShipCompliant will default to the 10-cent fee.
For reporting, here's how ShipCompliant associates products with each material type:
| Bottle | GLASS |
| Can | ALUMINUM |
| Plastic bottle | PLASTIC PET |
| Aluminum long neck | ALUMINUM |
| PET | PLASTIC PET |
| Long neck | GLASS |
| Traveller | OTHER |
| Aluminum short neck | ALUMINUM |
| Box | OTHER |
| Cask | OTHER |
| Growler | GLASS |
| Pouch | OTHER |
| Pack | OTHER |
| Jug | OTHER |
| Sleeve | OTHER |
California offers a 1.5% credit for filers who pay on time, pictured in the following image. This is referred to as an Admin Fee on the return. This fee is a credit for timely filing, so it indicates money that filers can retain, not additional money owed to the state. This fee is automatically calculated by CalRecycle.