MatthewTLea Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 I am beginning the process of exploring costs of getting the licenses, federal and CA state, and am having trouble getting concrete information about the general costs. Has anyone set up a craft/artisanal distillery in CA (will be in SoCal) who can give me a rough estimate of fed. and state licensing costs? Just need a ballpark. Thanks, Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palmetto Coast Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 There is no actual cost to apply for the Federal permit. Just costs associated with making sure you are in compliance with everything they ask for in the application. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brothers Vilgalys Spirits Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 ^This. Also you'll have to project your expenses for 6+ months while you handle all the red tape. Start with local compliance before you do anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatthewTLea Posted January 31, 2013 Author Share Posted January 31, 2013 So, this is not like buying a liquor license, which can run into the tens of thousands depending upon your location? Thank you for the replies, by the way. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Major Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 While I have no insight into California licensing costs, one thing to also look at are the plan review fees from various departments that may be necessary in the licensing process. My state required a plan review by the Fire Marshal, my Borough Zoning office, the Department of Environmental Conservation for wastewater, and also the DEC for "food processing." These fees all depend on the size of your planned operation. They were pretty minimal in my case, but still ended up costing me more than my state liquor license did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cutty Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Licensing costs for manufacturing are immaterial compared to the other costs associated with starting in California. You can safely budget around $1k for the actual ABC permit in California, and as mentioned the Fed license dose not have a fee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatthewTLea Posted January 31, 2013 Author Share Posted January 31, 2013 Thanks all. Very helpful. I will be back as my diligence continues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brothers Vilgalys Spirits Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 I do not know about the state stuff in CA, but it should be easy enough to find that info on the CA ABC website. There will probably be some kind of cost with the state fee or license, and you may need to pay something if you're allowed to retail liquor as well. Here in NC, it's a couple hundred bucks a year for the distiller's permit. They mostly get their share of the $$ through taxes when it comes to production. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CADG Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 To all California Distillers and future distillers, please know that the California Artisanal Distillers Guild can be reached at 916.235.4012. We are a volunteer organization made up over most of the state's licensed DSP's and work on behalf of the membership. We appreciate all that ADI does for the industry and try to work on state specific issues. If you ever have questions, we will try to help with a member or not... of course, membership helps us all. CES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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