CA CRV (Bottle Bill)
Learn about the CA CRV (Bottle Bill) and how ShipCompliant implemented its requirements.
ShipCompliant provides support for the California Beverage Container Recycling Program, including collection and remittance of the redemption value on direct sales of wine, and the manufacturer processing fee for distribution of beer, wine, and spirits.
For collection of the CRV, we will return the total amount of the fee per order via API. While the manufacturer processing fee can't be collected directly from consumers, we will support the required reporting for both DtC wine shipments to California residents and for all wholesale distributions.
To prepare for fee collection and reporting, make sure that all your products in ShipCompliant are set up with the proper container type and size. Read more about the bill.
Summary of fee breakdown
These fees pertain to consumable beverages and have a tax rate based on the underlying goods.
Fees are based on product information, specifically container type and container size. Make sure to include this information in product API syncs or add it manually in your ShipCompliant account. ShipCompliant will determine a product's fee mainly based on container type. If this field is blank, for wine products, ShipCompliant will default to the 10-cent fee, and for other products the Container Size field will be used to determine the fee. If both Container Type and Size fields are left blank, ShipCompliant will default to the 10-cent fee.
| Type | < 24 oz | > or = 24 oz |
|---|---|---|
| Bottle | .05 | .10 |
| Can | .05 | .10 |
| Plastic Bottle | .05 | .10 |
| Long Neck Non Refundable | 0 | 0 |
| Aluminum Long Neck | .05 | .10 |
| Keg | 0 | 0 |
| PET | .05 | .10 |
| Traveller | .05 | .10 |
| Long Neck | .05 | .10 |
| Aluminum Short Neck | .05 | .10 |
| No Neck Non Refundable | 0 | 0 |
| Box | .25 | .25 |
| Cask | 0 | 0 |
| Growler | .10 | .10 |
| Pouch | .25 | .25 |
| Pack | .25 | .25 |
| Jug | .10 | .10 |
| Sleeve | .25 | .25 |
Reporting
For reporting, here is how ShipCompliant associates products with each material type:
| Bottle | GLASS |
| Can | ALUMINUM |
| Plastic bottle | PLASTIC PET |
| Aluminum long neck | ALUMINUM |
| PET | PLASTIC PET |
| Long neck | GLASS |
| Traveller | OTHER |
| Aluminum short neck | ALUMINUM |
| Box | OTHER |
| Cask | OTHER |
| Growler | GLASS |
| Pouch | OTHER |
| Pack | OTHER |
| Jug | OTHER |
| SLEEVE | OTHER |
California offers a 1.5% credit for filers who pay on time. This is called an admin fee on the return. This fee is a credit for timely filing, so it indicates money that filers can retain, not additional money owed to the state. This fee is automatically calculated by CalRecycle.