Liquor licensing, mapped state by state
Identify the current excise category, premises conditions, approvals and costs for manufacture, wholesale, retail, hospitality, events or stock movement.
- Professional fee
- Written quote
- Working timeline
- State, category and excise-policy dependent
- Government charges
- Shown before payment
Built for
Alcohol and hospitality businesses
Best when
State, activity and premises are known
What will the business
actually do?
Each activity can require a different state category and linked permission.
Manufacture
Brewery, winery, distillery, bottling and production facilities need activity- and capacity-specific approvals.
Wholesale or retail
Warehouses, distributors and off-premises stores follow state allocation, quota and premises rules.
Restaurant, hotel or bar
On-premises service commonly depends on food, fire, police, local and site approvals.
Event or movement
Temporary service, import, export, transport and storage can require separate permits.
State Excise Licence
Right state. Right activity. Right premises.
India has no single national liquor licence.
Licence names, availability, fees, eligibility and allocation methods change by state and excise year. Approval and renewal remain government decisions.
What you receive,
ready to use.
We identify the current state category for manufacture, wholesale, retail, on-premises sale, events or movement, then assess premises, supporting approvals and application readiness.
state checked.SELL · SERVE · MOVE
State, city and activity licence map
Premises and distance-rule screening
Supporting NOC and registration checklist
Application and inspection-readiness support
Excise-year fee, renewal and operating-duty calendar
What must be
in place.
An eligible individual or entity under the current state excise policy.
A premises permitted for the proposed alcohol activity, with ownership or lease and owner consent.
Required local, food, fire, police, land-use and establishment records for the category.
Financial capacity for application fees, annual licence fees, security or bank guarantee and stock controls.
No disqualifying conviction, excise default or other bar under the applicable state rules.
Premises should be screened before a long lease or non-refundable payment because distance, land-use and category rules can prevent licensing.
Choose by the commercial activity
More than one permission may apply to one alcohol business.
| Decision | Retail / wholesale | Hospitality | Event / movement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Activity | Store, distribute or warehouse | Serve for on-premises consumption | Temporary service or move stock |
| Premises | Fixed approved commercial site | Restaurant, hotel or club premises | Event venue, route or storage point |
| Typical cycle | State excise year | State excise year | Permit or consignment specific |
From state policy to
inspection-ready premises.
Current policy, licence availability and site restrictions are checked before government charges are committed.
State and activity map
Step 1
We handle
Identify the current category for manufacture, wholesale, retail, bar, event or movement.
You provide
Share the state, city, business model, alcohol type and operating plan.
Premises pre-check
Step 2
We handle
Review land use, distances, area, access and supporting NOC requirements.
You provide
Provide the proposed address, plans, lease or title and owner consent.
Policy and cost scope
Current excise year
We handle
Check availability, allocation method, government charges, deposit and renewal conditions.
You provide
Approve the written scope before non-refundable fees are paid.
Application and inspection
Authority controlled
We handle
Prepare the category-specific record and coordinate lawful query or inspection readiness.
You provide
Attend verifications and keep the premises and originals available.
Licence operations
After grant
We handle
Map hours, dry days, stock, transport permits and renewal dates.
You provide
Operate only within the licence scope and maintain prescribed registers.
A checklist without
the back-and-forth.
We ask only for records or data relevant to your application, review, or audit scope.
- PAN, identity and address records
- Company, LLP or partnership constitution documents
- Authorised-person and non-conviction declarations
- Solvency, bank guarantee or no-dues records where required
Before you begin
Use clear PDF, JPG, or PNG files.
Keep address records recent and readable.
Transparent fees,
before you commit.
Each registration carries its own government fee, and some are state-specific. We quote the exact combination for your business before any work begins.
Your written quote covers
- — State and activity map
- — Premises pre-check
- — Policy and cost scope
- — Application and inspection
- — Licence operations
Not included automatically
- — State application and annual licence fees under the current excise policy
- — Security deposit, solvency requirement or bank guarantee
- — Auction, tender, quota, brand or label registration charges
- — Police, fire, local-body, food, pollution, inspection or transport-permit costs
Costs that can repeat
- — Annual or excise-year renewal where the category permits renewal
- — Brand, label, transport and import or export permissions
- — Stock registers, duty records and prescribed returns
- — Dry-day, service-hour, age-control and premises compliance
Licence granted,
excise controls continue.
Hours, dry days, age checks, stock, transport, duty records and renewal conditions remain active.
Renewal or fresh allotment
Before excise-year expiry
The state may change fees, conditions or allocation method; renewal is not an automatic right.
Stock and duty records
Ongoing
Maintain daily or periodic records in the form required for the licence category.
Movement permit
Before applicable consignments
Import, export or transport permissions may be required for each movement of stock.
Premises or entity amendment
Before material change
Ownership, constitution, premises, capacity or operating-model changes can require prior approval.
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