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ShipCompliant MCP for AI. Check US compliance and tax for shipping wine/spirits.

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ShipCompliant by Sovos connects your AI client to US alcohol shipping compliance data. Check if it's legal to ship wine or spirits between states, calculate state and local excise taxes for accurate invoices, verify necessary licenses, and get current carrier restrictions on the fly.

What your AI can do

Check compliance

Checks if shipping specific alcohol products from an origin state to a destination state violates any current laws or volume limits. This is your primary check.

Calculate tax

Runs a calculation and returns the total tax amount, detailing how much is due for sales tax, excise tax, etc.

Get shipping rules

Retrieves general rules about shipping goods between states, including volume limits and carrier certifications.

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Verify Shipping Compliance

The agent checks if moving a specific product from an origin state to a destination state violates any current alcohol laws or volume limits.

Calculate Tax Liability

You provide the product and destination, and the tool calculates the total tax amount, separating out sales tax, excise tax, and local surcharges for accurate billing.

Check License Status

The agent verifies if your existing shipping licenses are active, expired, or pending renewal for a specific state.

Retrieve State Regulations

You get detailed legal rules (like age requirements or volume caps) for any given state's alcohol industry.

List Approved Carriers

The agent lists which shipping carriers are certified to handle alcoholic beverages compliantly.

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ShipCompliant MCP Server: 8 Tools for Alcohol Logistics

Use these tools to check shipping legality, track licenses, and calculate precise tax amounts for alcohol shipments across all 50 states.

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Check Compliance

Checks if shipping specific alcohol products from an origin state to a destination state violates any current laws or volume limits. This...

Calculate Tax

Runs a calculation and returns the total tax amount, detailing how much is due for...

Get Shipping Rules

Retrieves general rules about shipping goods between states, including volume limits...

List Licenses

Provides a complete overview of every shipping license you hold across various...

Check License Status

Returns the details and expiration date for a license in a specific state.

List Products

Creates a list of all registered products in your system, including brand names and alcohol content.

Get State Rules

Pulls deep-dive alcohol laws for a specific state, covering topics like age verification or product restrictions.

List Carriers

Lists all approved carriers that can legally handle alcoholic shipments.

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Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and more

The Model Context Protocol standardizes how applications expose capabilities to LLMs. Instead of operating in isolation, your AI gains direct access to external platforms, live data, and real-world actions through secure, standardized connections.

This connection provides 8 powerful capabilities that interface natively with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and other compatible AI platforms. No middleware. No custom integration required.

Shipping alcohol across state lines shouldn't require a law degree.

Today, planning a simple shipment means logging into three different state government websites. You download PDF guides for tax rates, find an outdated document detailing volume caps, and then you have to manually compare that data against your current inventory sheet. It's time-consuming, and it’s easy to miss one critical detail.

With the ShipCompliant MCP Server, you just ask the agent: 'Send 10 cases of wine from Oregon to Illinois.' The system immediately checks `check_compliance` against all regulations—tax, volume caps, carrier rules—and spits out a green light or a specific list of required fixes. It's instant legal certainty.

ShipCompliant MCP Server: Get the tax and compliance details you need.

You no longer have to wait for your internal counsel or spend hours in Excel cross-referencing state sales tax codes with local county rates. You just ask for a calculation, providing product value and destination zip code.

Now, every invoice you generate has tax data that is verified against current state law using `calculate_tax`. The complexity moves from your team to the tool, leaving you with clean, accurate numbers.

What your AI can actually do with this

ShipCompliant by Sovos

Connect your ShipCompliant account to any AI agent; it handles the whole mess of US alcohol shipping compliance. You don't gotta dig through state websites or read dusty PDF manuals—you just ask a question, and you get an immediate answer on legality, taxes, and rules.

Compliance Checks & State Rules

You check if it's legal to ship any specific product from one state to another using the check_compliance tool. This is your primary safety net; it verifies whether moving wine or spirits violates current laws or volume caps between an origin and destination state.

If you need deeper context, you can pull detailed alcohol laws for a single state with get_state_rules. You'll find specifics here—things like age verification requirements, product restrictions, or specific local mandates. For general interstate movement rules, the get_shipping_rules tool gives you the scoop on volume limitations and carrier certifications that apply across borders.

Taxes and Billing

When you know what you're shipping, you gotta pay the piper. Use calculate_tax to run a full calculation; it spits out the total tax amount, detailing exactly how much is due for sales tax, excise tax, or any local surcharges, so your invoices are spotless.

Licensing and Inventory Management

Don't get caught flat-footed. The check_license_status tool lets you verify if your existing shipping licenses are active, expired, or pending renewal for a specific state. Better yet, list_licenses gives you a complete overview of every single shipping license you hold across all the states—essential for keeping track of your inventory rights.

For who you're sending it to, list_carriers lists which carriers are certified and legally approved to handle alcoholic shipments. You can also maintain a clear record of what you sell; list_products creates a registry of every registered product in your system, including brand names and alcohol content.

How It Works

Your agent uses all these tools together. You ask it to check compliance for Product X going from Ohio to New York. It runs the checks, calculates the necessary taxes for that destination, confirms you have a valid license in both states, and tells you if any carrier restrictions apply—all before you even pack the box.

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Questions you might have

How do I know if my shipment is legal before I use check_compliance? +

You must ask the agent: 'Can we ship X product from State A to State B?' The check_compliance tool runs all necessary checks—tax, volume, and legality—in one go. It's your primary step.

What is the difference between get_state_rules and check_compliance? +

get_state_rules gives you background info on a state (like general volume caps). check_compliance takes your specific shipment details (product, origin, destination) and tells you if that particular move is legal.

Does list_licenses tell me if my license has expired? +

list_licenses shows all the permits you hold. To check expiration dates specifically, you should use check_license_status for a precise status update on that permit.

I need to calculate taxes for multiple states; can I do it with calculate_tax? +

Yes. Just provide the product value and list all destination states you are shipping to, or run calculate_tax sequentially for each state's specific tax rate.

Can I find out if a carrier is allowed to ship my goods? Use list_carriers. +

You can use list_carriers to see approved partners. For compliance, though, you should cross-reference this list with the output from check_compliance for the most accurate picture.

What specific inputs must I provide to the `calculate_tax` tool? +

The tool requires product volume, alcohol percentage, and destination state. Providing these three data points ensures the total tax breakdown—including excise, sales, and local taxes—is accurate for your invoicing.

Does running `check_compliance` require me to use `list_products` first? +

No, you don't have to. The tool checks compliance based on the origin, destination, and product type provided in the conversation. However, cross-referencing with list_products helps confirm if your specific brand is registered for that state.

If I run `check_license_status`, what information do I get about renewal timelines? +

The tool returns the precise license expiration date and status (Active, Pending, Expired). This immediate feedback lets you know exactly how many months or days are left before a permit lapses.

What is ShipCompliant? +

ShipCompliant by Sovos is the #1 compliance platform for shipping alcohol in the United States. It handles tax calculation, license management, and state-by-state regulatory compliance.

Can it calculate state-specific excise taxes? +

Yes, it automatically calculates state excise taxes, sales taxes, and local surcharges for all 50 states.

Does it check volume limits per customer? +

Yes, it tracks aggregated volume limits per customer per state to prevent non-compliant shipments.

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