MCC 5921
Liquor Stores
MCC 5921 covers beer, wine and spirits to take away. Card networks list it as “Package Stores – Beer, Wine, and Liquor”.
This category carries elevated fraud or chargeback exposure, for example because of future delivery, high ticket sizes or recurring billing. Expect closer underwriting and possibly a rolling reserve.
Related categories include MCC 5715 for alcohol wholesalers.