Defective or Transportation Breakage Credits for Agency Liquor Stores


If you receive a shipment from our liquor warehouse with damage, defective, or missing product, you can apply for a credit.

The credit application is due on the 15th of each month.

Please submit a request for credit by logging into our TransAction Portal (TAP) when defective, broken, or missing product is discovered. We will not issue a credit for invoices over six months old.

Do not accumulate defective merchandise. Submit a credit application even if it is only for one item.

Credit Application Instructions

Defective Merchandise

  1. Request a credit by logging into your TransAction Portal account.
  2. Retain a copy for your records.
  3. Box the merchandise and keep in your store for 60 days.

Freight Damages or Shortages

  1. Have the truck driver note product damage or shortages on the bill of lading. Make sure the truck driver signs the bill of lading.
  2. Submit a credit request by logging into your TransAction Portal account.
  3. Send us the bill of lading and the application for credit together to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division.

Defective Merchandise Codes

CodeDescription
902Low Content
903Spoiled or Curdled
904Sediment
905Bad Cap
906Leaker
907No Label
908Short Pack
909Bad Taste
910Bad Color
911Defective Bottle
912Dry Breakage
913Wrong product or Mislabeled Case
914Truck Breakage or Shortage