How bars order spirits in Iowa (ABD product codes)

An Iowa bar buys spirits from a licensed liquor retailer. The order is written in the state's own product codes, and the state doesn't know your bottle names. Lixor turns the spirits on your supplier order into those codes.

How ordering works in Iowa

Iowa's Alcoholic Beverages Division is the wholesaler. Which retailer you buy through depends on your license, so confirm that with your supplier.

The ABD product code is the number on the state's product list.

What an Iowa product code looks like

Iowa product codes are 3 to 6 digits.

Example from the price list loaded November 8, 2026.

Where the official list lives

Iowa ABD liquor products (open data). The data set is updated monthly and carries an as-of date.

What the Copy for your liquor retailer button does

On each supplier order in Lixor you get a Copy for your liquor retailer button. It lists your spirits as the state's product code, the number of bottles and the product name, ready to paste.

Lixor never guesses a code. It fills one in for you only when the name and the size are the same product and exactly one product reads that way. Otherwise it shows a suggestion and you tap once, and Lixor remembers it for next time.

Lixor only copies the list. You enter it with Iowa ABD yourself, and Lixor doesn't log in to or send anything to the state. We haven't confirmed that the state's order channel accepts a pasted list, so treat the copy as your cheat sheet.

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