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Guide

Prohibited Products Policy: Alcohol

Last updated on May 17, 2024

Reading time: 2 min

In this guide:

Overview
What is the policy?
Policy basics
Frequently asked questions
Helpful resources

Overview

Products subject to our policy on Alcohol must also adhere to other Prohibited Products Policies including our policy on Food Products or Walmart will automatically unpublish your item. 

What is the policy?

Walmart prohibits the sale of most alcoholic beverages and products on its Marketplace. In addition, federal law strictly prohibits individuals from producing distilled spirits at home and therefore, such products are also prohibited from sale on Walmart Marketplace.

Policy basics

Prohibited	Allowed with restriction	Allowed
Alcoholic beverages, including: Hard liquors (e.g. vodka, whiskey, brandy, etc.) Beer Wine and fortified wines (e.g. red/white wine, port, champagne, vermouth, wine coolers, etc.) Hard Ciders Mead Hard seltzers or Aperitifs and cordials Mixers that contain alcohol Ingestible products containing alcohol (e.g., alcohol filled chocolates/candy, alcohol-soaked cakes, etc.) Powdered alcohol Distiller/distillation equipment and kits Moonshine making equipment and kits Wine distilling equipment and kits	Any marketplace seller who sells and delivers bitters (i.e., cocktail bitters and digestive bitters) must comply with state-specific laws  Any marketplace seller who sells and delivers non-alcoholic spirits, wine, and/or beer must comply with state-specific laws  Empty collectible alcohol containers are allowed only if clearly identified as empty	Kombucha, fermented teas, and vinegars  Ginger beer, Birch beer, Root beer and other non-alcoholic craft sodas Home fermenting equipment and kits for making wine, beer, cider, mead, etc.  Cooking wine if less than .5% of alcohol by volume and the label clearly states there is less than .5% alcohol by volume  Wine tannins  Non-alcoholic drink mixers

Prohibited

Allowed with restriction

Allowed

Alcoholic beverages, including:

Hard liquors (e.g. vodka, whiskey, brandy, etc.)
Beer
Wine and fortified wines (e.g. red/white wine, port, champagne, vermouth, wine coolers, etc.)
Hard Ciders
Mead
Hard seltzers or Aperitifs and cordials
Mixers that contain alcohol

Ingestible products containing alcohol (e.g., alcohol filled chocolates/candy, alcohol-soaked cakes, etc.)
Powdered alcohol
Distiller/distillation equipment and kits
Moonshine making equipment and kits
Wine distilling equipment and kits

Any marketplace seller who sells and delivers bitters (i.e., cocktail bitters and digestive bitters) must comply with state-specific laws

Any marketplace seller who sells and delivers non-alcoholic spirits, wine, and/or beer must comply with state-specific laws 
Empty collectible alcohol containers are allowed only if clearly identified as empty

Kombucha, fermented teas, and vinegars

Ginger beer, Birch beer, Root beer and other non-alcoholic craft sodas
Home fermenting equipment and kits for making wine, beer, cider, mead, etc. 
Cooking wine if less than .5% of alcohol by volume and the label clearly states there is less than .5% alcohol by volume 
Wine tannins 
Non-alcoholic drink mixers

Frequently asked questions

What is considered an alcoholic product?

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