On February 28, 2022, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds directed the Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division (ABD) to cease the wholesale sale of Russian-made alcoholic liquor products.

At this time, ABD has identified the following Russian-made products that will no longer be available for purchase from ABD in accordance with the directive:

Under the directive, you are not prohibited from selling these items to consumers and to on-premises liquor control licensees. However, ABD will not be accepting returns of any of the prohibited products purchased prior to the directive.

Additionally, any pending special orders for the prohibited products, or products deemed by ABD to be prohibited by the directive, will be canceled. Any future special orders for prohibited products will be rejected.

If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact ABD's Chief of Operations Herb Sutton at sutton@iowaabd.com.