How to Obtain Your Permit for Buying Food Grade Ethanol in Virginia

Virginia Alcohol Regulatory Authority

Issuing Authority: Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority
Issuing Authority URL: www.abc.virginia.gov
Mailing Address: PO Box 3250, Mechanicsville VA 23116
Phone: 804-213-4400

Steps to Complete Your Virginia Food Grade Ethanol Permit

Step 1: Go to https://www.abc.virginia.gov/licenses/val/definitions/industrial-alcohol. Click the "Apply Online" button. Follow the instructions to log in to the VAL system. If you are an existing licensee with Virginia ABC, access VAL using your existing Virginia ABC login. If you are a new licensee with Virginia ABC, you can begin using the system as soon as you create an account.

Step 2: After you create your account, follow the system’s prompts to create your permit application and pay required fees. Note: If you are an individual and not a business, you do not need to fill in the business fields or any field not marked as required.

OR Mail a paper application that can be found here: Industrial Alcohol Permit

Step 3: Before submitting your application, please consider your needs carefully to cover all the alcohol you expect to use for the entire year so that it will not be necessary to issue additional permits during the year. Your authenticated copy of the permit will be emailed to you as promptly as possible.

All done! Upon approval, the agency listed above will issue your permit to you.

NOTE: the Virginia General Assembly approved a new payment schedule effective in 2023. Industrial permits now require an annual application payment of $50, plus 5.0% markup of the delivered cost to the place designated by the permittee for non-exempt organizations (exempt organizations include U. S. government agencies, charitable organizations, or Virginia public universities).

Additional help can be found in the tutorial located at https://www.abc.virginia.gov/library/licenses/pdfs/val-training/create-an-account-tutorial.pdf