Solera Winery Compliance Guide

Oregon Winery Compliance and Reporting Guide 2026

By Kevin Nesgoda, winemaker and founder of Solera ·

Winery compliance guides / Oregon

Jurisdiction: Oregon, United States | Last verified: August 5, 2026 | Version: 1.0

Applies to: Oregon wineries and bonded wine premises. Direct shipping, tasting rooms, packaging, wastewater, food service and other activities can add separate requirements.

Direct answer

An Oregon winery generally needs federal TTB qualification and an OLCC Winery license, then must maintain production, tax, label and sales records. Oregon privilege-tax filings go through OPTO, licensing goes through CAMP, and bonded wineries file TTB operational and excise-tax reports on the schedule their size and tax liability require. Additional duties apply to shipping, tasting rooms, packaging and wastewater.

Oregon winery reporting at a glance

RequirementWhoFrequency or deadlineWhere
OLCC Winery license Commercial Oregon winery licensees Maintain an active license; renew through the state licensing system OLCC CAMP
Oregon privilege-tax return Winery/manufacturer responsible for taxable or reportable wine activity Generally monthly for a winery with tax liability; due by the 20th after the period. A qualifying winery with no tax due for the entire year may file annually. Zero-activity returns are still required for the applicable filing period. Oregon Privilege Tax Online (OPTO)
Direct Shipper reporting Holder of an Oregon Direct Shipper permit Quarterly; due by the 20th after the reporting period under Oregon's privilege-tax framework OPTO
Oregon Wine Board report Winery, GSP, CERA, DS and DTR licensees/permittees, plus certain exporting vineyards Annual report due December 31, even with no activity. Half of tax due December 31; remaining half due June 30 of the next year. OPTO
TTB Form 5120.17, Report of Wine Premises Operations Bonded Winery and Bonded Wine Cellar proprietors Annual, quarterly or monthly based on eligibility; due by the 15th after the reporting period TTB / Pay.gov
TTB Form 5000.24, Excise Tax Return Bonded premises making taxable removals when tax is due Annual, quarterly or semi-monthly based on federal tax liability TTB / Pay.gov
FDA Food Facility Registration renewal Facilities required to register with FDA Every even-numbered year, October 1 through December 31. The next renewal window is October 1 through December 31, 2026. FDA Industry Systems

Sources: OLCC Privilege Tax, OLCC Oregon Wine Board Tax, TTB operational-report due dates, TTB tax-return due dates, and FDA food-facility registration.

Before opening an Oregon winery

1. Qualify the wine premises with TTB when federal qualification applies

TTB states that a Bonded Winery, Bonded Wine Cellar or other wine premises that requires federal qualification may not begin those operations until TTB approves the application. Commercial wine producers generally need the appropriate producer and blender basic permit and bonded-wine-premises qualification. The exact structure changes for custom crush clients, alternating proprietors and bonded wine cellars. Start with the TTB federal application process for the wine industry and TTB Permits Online guidance.

2. Obtain the Oregon Winery license through CAMP

The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission (OLCC) requires alcohol licensing through its Cannabis and Alcohol Management Program (CAMP). OLCC no longer accepts paper applications for annual alcohol licenses. The current listed fee for the primary Winery license is $500 per license year or part of a license year. See the OLCC Winery license page and current OLCC license-fee schedule.

An Oregon Winery license normally requires the appropriate TTB permit relationship described in ORS 471.223. Custom-crush brand owners can qualify under a different TTB permit/contract structure than producing wineries. Cider-only licensees have a state-law exception, but OLCC cautions that TTB requirements can still apply. Do not treat the state cider exception as a federal exemption.

3. Complete the local-government step

Before the CAMP application can be completed, OLCC requires documentation of a local-government recommendation. The winery must first send the applicable recommendation material to the city or county, then upload the local-government response in CAMP. Land-use, building, fire, septic, wastewater, event and other local approvals are separate questions and vary by site. OLCC's Winery application guidance explains the state licensing step.

4. If customers will drink on site, handle service permits and insurance

OLCC currently requires liquor liability insurance for businesses that allow on-premises alcohol consumption. The Winery page specifies at least $300,000 in liquor-liability coverage and lists the required proof elements. People who mix, serve or sell alcohol for on-premises consumption, or directly supervise those servers, can also need OLCC service permits based on their role. Confirm the current training and permit requirements on the OLCC license and service-permit guidance.

Oregon privilege tax and OPTO

Oregon imposes a privilege tax on making wine in Oregon and on certain shipping or importing of wine into Oregon. For wine manufactured in Oregon, OLCC identifies the Oregon licensee that removes the product from federal bond as the party responsible for reporting and payment. For taxpaid product coming from outside Oregon, responsibility can fall on the first Oregon licensee receiving it. See OLCC's current privilege-tax guidance and ORS chapter 473.

Current Oregon wine privilege-tax rates

OLCC wine tax classCurrent total rateStatutory components
Wine at 16% ABV or under$0.67 per gallon$0.65 base wine tax plus $0.02 per gallon Oregon Wine Board component
Wine over 16% ABV through the wine tax class$0.77 per gallon$0.65 base plus $0.10 for wine over 16% ABV plus $0.02 Oregon Wine Board component

These totals match OLCC's current published rates. ORS 473.030 provides the underlying 65-cent base tax, the additional 10 cents for wine over 16% ABV, and the additional 2 cents per gallon. For OPTO reporting, OLCC's June 2025 FAQ lists the wine classes as 16% and under, and over 16% through 21% ABV.

Small Winery Exemption

ORS 473.050 exempts the first 40,000 gallons of wine sold annually in Oregon from a United States wine manufacturer that produces less than 100,000 gallons annually. OLCC calls this the Small Winery Exemption (SWE). Exemptions from tax do not automatically eliminate reporting. OLCC says privilege-tax returns are required even when there is no activity for the applicable reporting period.

Filing frequency and due date

  • Winery with privilege-tax liability: report on the applicable monthly cycle; returns are due by the 20th day of the month following the reporting period.
  • Winery with no privilege tax due for the entire year: OLCC says Winery and GSP licensees may file annually when no tax is due for the entire year. ORS 473.070 also describes annual reporting eligibility for qualifying wine manufacturers with no prior-year and expected current-year privilege-tax liability.
  • Direct Shipper permit: quarterly reporting applies to shipments made under the permit.
  • No activity: OLCC says a required privilege-tax return must still be filed for the applicable period.

How to file an Oregon winery privilege-tax return in OPTO

  1. Create the OPTO user profile. Use a business-controlled email address. OLCC's OPTO resources identify user-profile creation as the first onboarding step.
  2. Create the business account. Enter the legal business, location and contact information. OLCC recommends that the license holder own the account and add outside accountants or compliance firms as additional filers.
  3. Add every privilege-tax license tied to the legal entity. OPTO asks for information from the OLCC license certificate, TTB permit and licensed-premises address. OLCC says all privilege-tax licenses for the entity should be associated, including secondary locations that may not have their own reporting requirement.
  4. Open the next required filing period. OPTO's current resource page says the system displays the next required period. File periods chronologically because missing earlier returns can trigger an invalid-period error.
  5. Reconcile gallons and inventory by tax class. Prepare production, imports/receipts, taxpaid removals, exports, returns, destruction claims and ending inventory. The June 2025 OPTO FAQ says ending inventory must be updated each month for Winery filings and is carried forward to the next period.
  6. Report exports correctly. OPTO identifies Schedule 2A for exports. Oregon law generally does not impose privilege tax on wine exported from Oregon, subject to the statutory rules and proper reporting.
  7. Preview and balance the statement. OPTO requires the Winery inventory summary to balance before submission. Correct quantity, ABV classification, vendor, invoice or movement errors before submitting.
  8. Submit and pay electronically. OLCC states that all privilege-tax statements and payments are made through OPTO. Payments are accessed from the billing/invoices area. The June 2025 FAQ says mailed checks are returned.
  9. Preserve the completed filing and source records. Once a return is complete it becomes a permanent OPTO record; amendments can be filed later. Retain the source records that support each entry.

Portal workflow sources: OLCC Privilege Tax and OPTO, OLCC OPTO FAQ, updated June 2025, and the current OPTO resource page, which notes system enhancements made October 25, 2025.

Oregon Wine Board report and agricultural-products tax

This is separate from the finished-wine privilege tax. Oregon imposes an agricultural-products tax connected with products used by wineries to make wine, and OLCC collects it for the Oregon Wine Board. The governing law is ORS 473.045.

  • Annual report: OLCC says all Winery, Grower Sales Privilege (GSP), Certificate of Approval (CERA), Direct Shipper (DS) and Direct to Retailer (DTR) licensees/permittees file an Oregon Wine Board report annually, even with no activity. Certain vineyards exporting vinifera or hybrid grapes or grape products also file.
  • Report deadline: December 31 of the tax year.
  • Payment schedule: half of the annual tax is due December 31; the remaining half is due June 30 of the following year.
  • 2026 cycle: the 2026 report and first half of tax are due December 31, 2026; the remaining half is due June 30, 2027.

What is assessed?

Input or activityStatutory amountImportant condition
Vinifera or hybrid grapes used in a winery$25 per ton totalFor Oregon-grown grapes, ORS 473.045 splits the economic assessment between seller/provider and purchasing winery and contains collection mechanics for licensed purchasers. Do not treat the $25 as automatically borne entirely by one party.
Imported vinifera/hybrid grape products used to make wine$25 per equivalent tonStatute uses one ton for each 150 gallons of wine made from the imported grape product.
Other agricultural products used to make wine$0.021 per gallon of wine madeApplies to products not covered by the grape provisions.
Oregon vinifera/hybrid grape products sold or provided outside Oregon$12.50 per tonOLCC identifies the exporting vineyard obligation in its Oregon Wine Board guidance.

OLCC's Oregon Wine Board Tax FAQ is the best operational starting point. Oregon Wine Board returns are completed in OPTO alongside privilege-tax reporting.

Federal TTB reporting and excise tax for an Oregon winery

TTB Form 5120.17, Report of Wine Premises Operations

Bonded Wineries and Bonded Wine Cellars file TTB Form 5120.17 monthly, quarterly or annually depending on eligibility. TTB encourages electronic filing through Pay.gov. The report balances receipts, production, transfers, bottling, removals, losses and other bonded-premises activity. See TTB's current Form 5120.17 guide.

5120.17 frequencyEligibility / triggerDue date
AnnualNo more than 20,000 gallons of wine on hand at any time and eligible to file the federal wine excise-tax return annuallyJanuary 15 following the reporting year
QuarterlyNo more than 60,000 gallons of wine on hand at any time and filing federal excise-tax returns quarterlyApril 15, July 15, October 15 and January 15
MonthlyIf annual or quarterly eligibility is not met. TTB specifically identifies more than 60,000 gallons on hand at any time or more than $50,000 in annual federal excise tax as monthly-report triggers.15th day after the close of a month with reportable operations

TTB Form 5000.24, Excise Tax Return

The wine excise-tax filing schedule is based on federal tax liability, not the Oregon privilege-tax schedule. TTB's 2026 tax-return calendar states:

  • Annual: generally available if the taxpayer reasonably expects not more than $1,000 in covered federal alcohol excise taxes for the current year and was liable for not more than $1,000 in the preceding year. For calendar 2026, the annual return is due January 14, 2027.
  • Quarterly: generally available if the taxpayer reasonably expects not more than $50,000 in covered federal alcohol excise taxes for the current year and was liable for not more than $50,000 in the preceding year. Calendar-2026 due dates are April 14, July 14, October 14, 2026, and January 14, 2027.
  • Semi-monthly: applies when the taxpayer does not qualify for annual or quarterly filing. Use TTB's current due-date calendar because individual due dates can shift around weekends and federal holidays.
  • No tax due: TTB states a wine excise-tax return is not required for a return period when no tax is due. This does not eliminate the separate operational-report requirement.

Federal wine tax rates and Craft Beverage Modernization Act credits can change the amount due and involve additional conditions. Use TTB's current tax-rate page rather than hard-coding a net federal rate into your compliance calendar.

Wine labeling: TTB rules plus Oregon's stricter origin rules

For domestic wine in the federal COLA system, the bottler must obtain the required TTB Certificate of Label Approval (COLA), or a certificate of exemption when applicable, before bottling. TTB notes that wines sold only in the state where they are bottled can qualify for an exemption from COLA rather than a COLA, subject to the federal rules. Start with TTB's domestic wine labeling overview. Some specialty or other-than-standard wines also require formula approval before production; use TTB's Wine/Cider Formula Tool.

Oregon appellation rule

Oregon Administrative Rule 845-010-0920 is stricter than the general federal AVA percentage. If a label claims or implies Oregon, an Oregon county, or an AVA wholly within Oregon, all grapes must have been grown in Oregon and at least 95% must have been grown within the named appellation. Cross-border AVAs use a special rule tied to Oregon and the adjoining state's requirement. See the current Oregon appellation-of-origin rule.

Oregon varietal rule

Under OAR 845-010-0915, the default rule for a single grape-variety name on an Oregon wine brand label is at least 90% of the wine from that variety. The current rule provides a 75% exception for 18 listed varieties: Cabernet franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenère, Durif (Petite Sirah), Grenache (Garnacha), Malbec, Marsanne, Merlot, Mourvèdre, Petit Verdot, Roussanne, Sangiovese, Sauvignon blanc (Fumé blanc), Sémillon, Syrah, Tannat, Tempranillo and Zinfandel. Verify the list in the current OLCC manufacturer labeling rules before final label release.

Willamette Valley conjunctive labeling

For wine labeled on or after January 1, 2023, Oregon's nested-AVA rule requires a wine label that names an AVA wholly or partially within the Willamette Valley AVA to also include the separate phrase Willamette Valley. OAR 845-010-0923 also prescribes minimum lettering sizes for that larger AVA name. See the OLCC permanent rule for nested AVAs.

Do not forget the record trail behind the label

TTB requires label claims to be supported by complete and accurate records. That means grape source, variety, vintage, appellation, production, blend and bottling records must actually substantiate what appears on the finished label. A COLA does not replace the winery's obligation to prove the label claims from source records.

Direct-to-consumer shipment and local delivery in Oregon

Do not treat all DTC movement as the same license path. Oregon has retail-delivery rules for eligible licensees and a separate Direct Shipper permit for direct shipment to Oregon residents.

Common-carrier or other shipment under a Direct Shipper permit

ORS 471.282 requires a Direct Shipper permit for sales and shipments made under that regime. For wine, current law limits shipments to five cases per Oregon resident per month, with no more than nine liters per case. The recipient must be at least 21, the wine must be for personal use rather than resale, the package must carry the required alcohol/signature warning, and the carrier must verify age and obtain a signature as required by law. Direct Shipper activity is reported quarterly and is subject to Oregon privilege tax. See the OLCC Direct Shipper permit page and ORS 471.282.

Retail delivery by an Oregon Winery licensee

OAR 845-006-0392 separately identifies Winery licensees as eligible businesses for direct delivery of manufacturer-sealed and certain securely covered wine containers to a final consumer. The rule governs who may deliver, age and intoxication checks, delivery hours, quantity limits and records. Winery-license delivery under this rule is limited to five cases of wine, no more than nine liters per case, per day to a final consumer and five cases per month to the same final consumer. Read the current Oregon wine and cider delivery rule before implementing local delivery.

Practical rule: define in writing whether each DTC order is pickup, retail delivery under the Winery license, or a shipment made under the Direct Shipper permit. Use the corresponding license, delivery method, record set and tax report. Do not assume a tasting-room sale automatically authorizes every shipping method.

Other Oregon and federal compliance triggers that wineries often miss

FDA Food Facility Registration

TTB states that alcohol manufacturers and processors must register with FDA when the facility is subject to the federal food-facility registration requirement, because alcoholic beverages are food for this purpose. FDA requires covered food facilities to renew every other year. 2026 is a renewal year, with the renewal period running October 1 through December 31, 2026. Confirm whether each production, packing or holding facility is required to register, and use FDA Food Facility Registration.

Oregon Bottle Bill for wine in cans

Qualifying wine sold in cans from 4 ounces through 1.5 liters is now within Oregon's Bottle Bill. OLCC states that qualifying wine cans became redeemable July 1, 2025. A temporary labeling grace period ends October 1, 2026; from that date, covered cans cannot be sold or offered for sale in Oregon without the OR 10¢ indication. OLCC also directs covered beverage-container registration through the Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative. Standard wine in a container other than a can remains excluded from the Bottle Bill category described on OLCC's redeemable-beverages page.

Oregon Recycling Modernization Act packaging duties

Oregon's Recycling Modernization Act creates producer-responsibility obligations for covered packaging, printing/writing paper and food-serviceware. DEQ's current producer summary says non-exempt producers generally had to join a producer responsibility organization by July 1, 2025. Important exemptions include entities with less than $5 million in global gross revenue in their most recent fiscal year or less than one metric ton of covered products sold in or into Oregon in the most recent calendar year. Beverage manufacturers selling Bottle Bill containers can have a separate five-metric-ton exemption test for other covered products. Bottle Bill containers themselves are excluded covered products, but secondary and tertiary packaging may still be covered. See the Oregon DEQ producer-obligations summary.

Winery process wastewater

Do not discharge cellar or crush wastewater based on winery size alone. Oregon DEQ's current permit page identifies General WPCF permits 1400-A and 1400-B for qualifying food-processing and winery wastewater. The program descriptions include facilities generating 100 gallons per day or more of process wastewater and include wineries producing 6,000 cases or more per year, subject to the permit's other eligibility and discharge conditions. New and renewal water-quality permit work is handled in Your DEQ Online. Start with DEQ's water-quality permit applications page before choosing a disposal or land-application method.

Oregon Department of Agriculture food-safety licensing

OLCC's Winery application page warns that the Oregon Department of Agriculture Food Safety Division may require a license if the business makes, warehouses or sells beer or wine at retail for on-site consumption. Food preparation can also change which state or local health agency licenses the food operation. Treat this as a site-and-activity check, not as a universal winery license. Start with ODA retail food licensing.

Oregon Corporate Activity Tax

The Corporate Activity Tax (CAT) is separate from alcohol tax. The Oregon Department of Revenue currently lists: no CAT requirement at $750,000 or less of Oregon commercial activity; registration upon realizing $750,000 in commercial activity for the year; and a filing/tax threshold above $1 million, subject to statutory exclusions and calculations. A business must register within 30 days of realizing the $750,000 registration threshold. See the Oregon Department of Revenue CAT guidance. Oregon does not impose a general sales or use/transaction tax, but that does not remove alcohol-specific, CAT, payroll or other tax obligations.

Records an Oregon winery should retain

Oregon and federal rules use different retention periods for different records, so a single two-year retention policy is not enough.

Record groupMinimum cited retentionSource
Oregon sales, gallons imported/produced/purchased/manufactured/fermented/delivered, and related statements under ORS chapter 4733 yearsORS 473.140
TTB bonded wine-premises recordsAt least 3 years from the record date or required last-entry date, whichever is later. TTB may require up to 3 additional years.TTB Wine FAQ citing 27 CFR 24.300(d)
Oregon retail-delivery records collected under OAR 845-006-03922 yearsOAR 845-006-0392

Practical control: use the longest applicable retention rule for a record that supports multiple obligations, and preserve the underlying source trail rather than only the filed total. At minimum, keep source and lot records, grape/juice receipts, production and cellar movements, bottling records, bonded transfers, taxpaid removals, exports, losses/destructions, inventory, invoices, DTC delivery evidence, label substantiation and copies/receipts for filed returns.

Practical Oregon winery compliance checklist

  1. Confirm the legal entity, Oregon business registration, premises rights and local land-use/building approvals.
  2. Obtain the correct TTB wine-premises qualification and basic permit structure before regulated production begins.
  3. Complete the local-government recommendation and apply for the OLCC Winery license in CAMP.
  4. If alcohol will be consumed on site, confirm liquor-liability insurance and service-permit/training requirements.
  5. Create and control the OPTO account, associate every relevant OLCC privilege-tax license and confirm filing frequency.
  6. Map gallon movements so Oregon production, imports, exports, taxpaid removals, losses and ending inventory reconcile.
  7. Calendar the OLCC privilege-tax due date and the annual Oregon Wine Board report/payment dates separately.
  8. Calendar TTB Form 5120.17 independently from Form 5000.24. Do not assume the same frequency.
  9. Before bottling, confirm TTB COLA/exemption, any formula requirement, and Oregon's varietal, appellation and nested-AVA rules.
  10. Separate winery pickup, local retail delivery and Direct Shipper orders in the order-to-fulfillment workflow.
  11. If you sell wine in qualifying cans, complete Bottle Bill registration/operations and update labels before October 1, 2026.
  12. Confirm FDA Food Facility Registration status and prepare for the October 1 to December 31, 2026 renewal window if the facility is required to register.
  13. Check DEQ wastewater coverage before selecting a winery-wastewater disposal path.
  14. Check Recycling Modernization Act and CAT thresholds against current business size and Oregon activity.
  15. Retain source records long enough to satisfy the longest rule that applies to each record set.

Common Oregon winery compliance mistakes

  • Using CAMP for tax filing. CAMP handles OLCC licensing. OPTO handles privilege-tax and Oregon Wine Board returns.
  • Skipping a zero-activity state return. OLCC says privilege-tax returns are still required when there was no activity for the applicable period.
  • Confusing the Oregon Wine Board tax with privilege tax. One is tied to agricultural products used in wine production; the other is tied to wine manufacturing/distribution activity.
  • Using the federal 75% varietal rule for every Oregon wine. Oregon's default is 90%, with a defined 75% exception list.
  • Using the federal 85% AVA rule for a wholly Oregon AVA. Oregon generally requires 100% Oregon grapes and 95% from the named wholly Oregon appellation.
  • Shipping DTC under the tasting-room license alone. Identify whether the order is local retail delivery or shipment requiring Direct Shipper authority.
  • Forgetting 2026 FDA renewal. Food facilities required to register renew between October 1 and December 31 of each even-numbered year.
  • Missing the wine-can label deadline. The Oregon Bottle Bill grace period for OR 10¢ labeling ends October 1, 2026.

How Solera can support Oregon compliance preparation

Solera brings vineyard, production, cellar, inventory, compliance and reporting data into one winery operating system. That can make it easier to maintain the operational records and reconciliations used to prepare OLCC and TTB filings. Solera does not replace CAMP, OPTO, Pay.gov, COLAs Online, FDA Industry Systems or Your DEQ Online, and this guide does not claim that Solera submits filings directly to those government systems.

See Solera winery management features or browse the Solera winery guides.

Frequently asked questions

What does an Oregon winery file with OLCC?

An Oregon winery generally uses OPTO for privilege-tax reporting and the annual Oregon Wine Board return. Licensing, renewals and license changes are handled in CAMP. A winery shipping to Oregon residents under a Direct Shipper permit also has quarterly shipment reporting under Oregon law.

When is Oregon wine privilege tax due?

OLCC states that privilege-tax returns are due on the 20th day of the month following the end of the reporting period. Tax-liable Winery licenses generally report monthly. Winery/GSP licensees may file annually when no tax is due for the entire year. Direct Shippers report quarterly.

What are Oregon's wine privilege-tax rates in 2026?

OLCC currently publishes $0.67 per gallon for wine at 16% ABV or under and $0.77 per gallon for wine over 16% ABV in the applicable wine tax class. The totals come from ORS 473.030's base and additional wine-tax components.

Does a small Oregon winery still file if it owes no privilege tax?

Yes, reporting and payment are separate questions. OLCC says required privilege-tax returns must be filed even with no activity. A Winery or GSP licensee with no tax due for the entire year may qualify for annual filing. The Small Winery Exemption can eliminate tax on qualifying gallons but does not by itself erase the reporting obligation.

When is the Oregon Wine Board report due?

December 31 of the tax year. OLCC says the report is annual and required for Winery, GSP, CERA, DS and DTR licensees/permittees even with no activity. Half the tax is due December 31 and the remainder is due June 30 of the next year.

Does an Oregon winery need a Direct Shipper permit to ship wine to Oregon consumers?

For sales and shipments made under Oregon's Direct Shipper regime, yes. ORS 471.282 requires the permit and imposes recipient, quantity, labeling, carrier, reporting and tax requirements. Oregon separately has retail-delivery rules for eligible Winery licensees, so classify the fulfillment method before relying on the Winery license alone.

What percentage of an Oregon wine must be the named grape variety?

Oregon's default single-variety standard is 90%. OAR 845-010-0915 has a current list of 18 varieties for which 75% is allowed. Always check the current rule before approving a new label.

What percentage of grapes must come from an Oregon AVA?

If the label claims Oregon, an Oregon county or an AVA wholly within Oregon, OAR 845-010-0920 requires all grapes to be Oregon-grown and at least 95% to come from the named appellation. Cross-border AVAs have a separate rule.

Do Oregon wineries have a 2026 FDA deadline?

Facilities that are required to register with FDA must renew their Food Facility Registration between October 1 and December 31 of every even-numbered year. Therefore, 2026 is a renewal year. Confirm that the facility is within the FDA registration requirement before treating the renewal as applicable.

Official sources and references

Material regulatory claims in this guide were checked against primary government sources. Accessed August 5, 2026 unless otherwise stated.

Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission and Oregon law

Federal sources

Other Oregon agencies

Verification notes

  • Verification cutoff: August 5, 2026.
  • Statutory currency check: Oregon's Legislature warns that the online 2025 ORS edition does not yet incorporate 2026 regular-session changes. The 2026 amended/repealed table was separately checked before publication. It does not list chapter 473 and does not list the core Winery section 471.223 or Direct Shipper section 471.282 as amended in the 2026 regular session.
  • Portal currency check: CAMP is the current OLCC licensing portal; OPTO is the current OLCC privilege-tax and Oregon Wine Board reporting/payment system. The OPTO resource page includes enhancements dated October 25, 2025.
  • No unsupported integration claim: this guide does not claim that Solera directly submits to OLCC, TTB, FDA, DEQ or any other government system.
  • Known high-volatility items: wine-can Bottle Bill implementation after October 1, 2026; FDA 2026 food-facility renewal; OLCC portal instructions; privilege-tax rules/rates; DEQ packaging and wastewater program administration.
  • Recommended next review: November 15, 2026, after the October 1 wine-can labeling deadline and after FDA's 2026 renewal window has opened.

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