The following is a summary of state direct shipping laws. These changes apply only when an out-of-state customer is present in person at the winery at the time of purchase:
States that will change because of the new law:
CONNECTICUT – allows for up to 4 gallons
DELAWARE – allows up to 1 liter (federal limit)
FLORIDA – allows up to 1 gallon
INDIANA – allows up to 1 quart
MAINE – allows up to 1 gallon
MASSACHUSETTS – allows up to 3 gallons
MICHIGAN – allows up to 312 oz.
MONTANA – allows up to 3 gallons on your person (this would be different from amounts allowed to a consumer who has a connoisseur’s permit)
NEW JERSEY – allows up to 1 gallon
NORTH CAROLINA – up to 50 liters
OKLAHOMA – allows up to 1 liter
SOUTH CAROLINA – allows up to 1 gallon
SOUTH DAKOTA – allows up to 1 gallon
TENNESSEE – allows up to 1 gallon
TEXAS – allows up to 3 gallons
VERMONT – allows up to 6 gallons
VIRGINIA – allows up to 1 gallon
States that already allow direct shipments under reciprocal or limited direct shipment laws (these states will not be changed):
Arizona – (current law allows one case – consumer, not winery, must make shipment)
Alaska (limited direct state – already allows for “a reasonable amount”)
California (reciprocal state)
Colorado (reciprocal state)
District of Columbia (no change – already allows up to 1 gallon)
Georgia (limited direct state – 5 cases when on site)
Hawaii (reciprocal state)
Idaho (reciprocal state)
Iowa (reciprocal state)
Illinois (reciprocal state)
Louisiana (limited direct state – permit required)
Minnesota (reciprocal state)
Missouri (reciprocal state)
Nebraska (limited direct state – permit required)
New Hampshire (limited direct state – permit required)
New Mexico (reciprocal state)
Nevada (limited direct state – permit required)
Oregon (reciprocal state)
Rhode Island (limited direct from on-premise already allowed)
Washington (reciprocal state)
Wisconsin (reciprocal state)
West Virginia (reciprocal state)
Wyoming (limited direct state – permit required
States that will continue to prohibit direct shipments:
Alabama (no change – requires advance approval from ABC board)
Arkansas (no change – requires advance payment of excise taxes)
Kansas (no change – only allows carry-on from outside of US)
Kentucky (keeps onsite sale provision of old law, but no shippers carry due to felony in dry areas of the state.)
Maryland (no change – delivery of alcohol to private individuals via common carrier is specifically prohibited by other statutes.)
Mississippi (no change – all personal transport prohibited)
Pennsylvania (no change – only permits when returning from outside of U.S.)
North Dakota (no change – only allows for special circumstances where taxes are prepaid)
New York (no change – all personal transport prohibited)
Ohio (no change – requires pre-approval by ABC and payment of taxes in advance and only for those wines not already available in Ohio.)
Utah (no change – only permits when returning from outside of U.S.)
Written by Decanter staff
