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Texas Consumer Delivery Permit (CD): Who Can Deliver Alcohol

A Consumer Delivery Permit, or CD, lets a retailer or delivery company and its drivers bring alcohol from a licensed business to a customer's door. Only 12 companies hold an active CD in Texas, and they're mostly app-based delivery services.

Who holds a CD

CD permits belong to delivery services like DoorDash, Grubhub, Instacart and Shipt, plus a handful of regional couriers. Bars and restaurants don't need one to deliver their own orders. You can see the full current list on the All licenses page under Delivery companies.

How each kind of business delivers

Permit	How it can deliver
MB and private clubs	With a Food and Beverage Certificate, any alcohol to go or delivered, as long as it goes with a food order
BG (beer and wine)	Beer and wine up to 17% alcohol, itself with a Local Cartage Permit or through a CD company, within 2 miles of city limits
BE (beer)	Beer through a CD company
P and Q (package stores)	Itself or through a CD company, sealed containers, within 2 miles of city limits
BQ (grocery and convenience)	Only through a CD company, sealed containers, within 2 miles of city limits
BF (beer to go)	Through a CD company, sealed containers

What a CD driver can carry depends on the license of the business that made the sale, not the delivery company. Drivers take TABC's Texas Responsible Alcohol Delivery (TRAD) training.

See every company holding a Consumer Delivery Permit. All licenses, Delivery companies

Sources: TABC License and Permit Types · TABC Alcohol Delivery and Pickup. This guide explains what public records show; it isn't legal advice. Check with TABC before acting on a licensing question.

Questions

Do Texas restaurants need a Consumer Delivery Permit?

No. A restaurant with a Mixed Beverage Permit and a Food and Beverage Certificate can send alcohol with food orders itself. The CD permit is for delivery companies.

Which companies have a Consumer Delivery Permit in Texas?

About a dozen, mostly app-based services such as DoorDash, Grubhub, Instacart and Shipt, plus regional couriers. The current list is on Bar Sales IQ's All licenses page.

How far can alcohol be delivered in Texas?

For most retailers, delivery is limited to 2 miles beyond the corporate limits of the business's city or town.

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