Applying for an Alcohol Permit

On this page, find information on applying for an alcohol permit online using the Georgia Tax Center (GTC).

Alcohol permits are registered by representatives (sales or promotional) and must be associated with an existing Georgia licensed manufacturer, wholesaler/distributor, broker, or importer
Alcohol permits allow the individual to represent alcohol products/ brands in the state of Georgia
Permits are not transferrable from one Georgia licensed manufacturer, wholesaler/ distributor, broker, or importer to another
All permits with distilled spirits requires a $10 fee and renewal by December 31st of each calendar year
Permits for beer and/or wine does not require a fee nor annual renewal

Required Forms & Documents

All required documentation must be scanned and saved as individual PDF files. You will upload them to GTC during the application process.

Power of Attorney (if applicable)
Citizenship Affidavit along with secure and verifiable documents, i.e. government issued photo ID (requires notarization)
ATT-17 - Georgia Alcohol and Tobacco Personnel Statement

License registration, renewal, search and many other services are available online.

Go to Georgia Tax Center (new accounts do not need to login)
Click "Individual" (towards the bottom of the page)
Click “Register a New Permit Account”
Under submit your request, click on the green arrow to "register a new permit account"
Complete all required steps, submit and receive a confirmation number

The required alcohol license number is your business’s/employer’s license number. (Be sure to include all 0’s so the license number is 7 digits)
You should receive a confirmation number for each submission
For payments made by credit card, you will receive a link from ACI Payments, Inc. Click on the link from the email and make the payment
Emails are sent to the email address provided during online registration
For payments made by ACH debit, enter the account number and routing number for the desired bank account