Register as a liquor wholesaler

If you want to sell wholesale liquor in the Northern Territory (NT), you must be registered.

You are only allowed to sell wholesale liquor to a person in the Territory who holds a liquor licence.

For example, selling bulk wine from your winery to a hotel for them to sell their patrons.

You must also provide quarterly returns showing the amount of alcohol sold to licensed premises.

Fees

The application fees set out below are current from Monday 1 July 2024 and may be subject to change.

Register as a wholesaler

To register as a liquor wholesaler follow these steps:

Step 1. Fill in the register as a liquor wholesaler form.

Register as a liquor wholesaler form  PDF (224.5 KB)
Register as a liquor wholesaler form DOCX (68.5 KB)

Step 2. Submit your application with all supporting information and pay the fee at your nearest Territory Business Centre.

If you don't include all supporting information, your application will be returned.

Registration expires on the anniversary of the date it is issued.

Renew your registration

You need to renew your registration before it expires.

How to renew

To apply to renew a liquor wholesaler registration, follow these steps:

Step 1. Fill in the renew a liquor wholesaler registration form.

Renew a liquor wholesaler registration form PDF (948.9 KB)
Renew a liquor wholesaler registration form DOCX (697.9 KB)

Step 2. Submit your form and pay the fee at your nearest Territory Business Centre.

Submit a quarterly return

You must submit quarterly returns to the NT Government.

These reports must show how much alcohol you have supplied to licensed premises, including:

• cask wine
• bottled wine
• fortified wine
• cider
• standard spirits
• pre-mixed spirits
• beer - all strengths.

You must submit a quarterly return even if you make no liquor sales for the quarter.

Returns are due 28 days after the last day of the preceding quarter. Quarters end on 31 March, 30 June, 30 September and 31 December in any year.

How to submit

To submit your quarterly liquor return, follow these steps:

Step 1. Fill in a quarterly liquor returns template XLSX (662.0 KB).

Step 2. Check the list of NT licenced premises for the wholesaler details and add to the form.

Step 3. Email the form to licntwholesalerreturns.ditt@nt.gov.au.

Don't change the template.