About Buying Food Grade Ethanol in Alaska, Puerto Rico, and Other U. S. Territories

Unfortunately, we are not currently able to ship Undenatured food grade ethanol to Alaska, Puerto Rico, or other U. S. island territories, EXCEPT Hawaii.

Read more about shipping to Hawaii. 

Alaska Food Grade Ethanol Rules and Regulations

Read more about Alaska laws and regulations on food grade ethanol. 

Puerto Rico Food Grade Ethanol Rules and Regulations 

Read more about Puerto Rico laws and regulations on food grade ethanol. 

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Restrictions, regulations, and permit requirements for shipping food grade ethanol vary by state.  Use the color-coded map on this page to assist you in understanding the status food grade ethanol is given for your specific shipping destination. 

How to Read the Shipping Map 

Green: no permits required or restrictions on the buying and shipping food grade ethanol. You are ready to place your order; no further steps required!

Yellow: a permit is required before purchase.  Visit the link following your state for more details, including a comprehensive walk through and PDF download of any forms or permits required to buy food grade ethanol.

Orange: a permit and five-gallon minimum required for purchase.  Follow the link for more information regarding your state's rules for food grade ethanol.  Note: the five-gallon minimum is bottle-size, not total order. We are unable to ship single pints, quarts, or gallons due to this requirement. 

Grey: importation of food grade ethanol is prohibited.  Unfortunately, if you live in these states, we are unable to ship to you at this time.  Check back often as regulations do actually change!

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Shipping Rules for Food Grade Ethanol by State

Green - Good to Go!

Permit Required: See More Details

Permit and Five-Gallon Minimum Required: See More Details 

Not Available to Ship: Check Back Later 

Food Grade Ethanol Permit Requirements by State

The resources found on this page is only intended to be a beginner's guide to the rules and laws active in each individual state.  Additional local (county, city, borough, township, etc.) regulations or restrictions that are not covered here may apply to your destination address, inhibiting or infringing on your ability to have Culinary Solvent shipped to you.  We strongly advise all our customers to research the regulations of their local area to the fullest extent possible before ordering.  While we will do our best to post updates as soon as we are aware of them, this page should not be considered your first or only resource if you are uncertain about your state's or locality's regulations on shipping food grade ethanol. 

Also, not all states use the same words to describe non-beverage ethanol products like Culinary Solvent.  Some local regulations might use the following terms to refer to food grade ethanol interchangeably:

  • nonvolatile solvent
  • industrial alcohol
  • non-denatured/nondenatured/undenatured ethyl alcohol
  • alcohol used for manufacturing

Be aware that you may need to learn the preferred terminology of your locality while researching regulations for shipping/receiving ethanol in order to find the correct information. 

If you see any incorrect or out-of-date information on this page, please feel free to contact us to help us make this the most effective resource possible! 

International Destinations

At this time, we do not offer shipping to areas outside of the lower 48 United States.  We do not ship to Canada, Mexico, or other international destinations at this time.