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State-by-State Carrier Status

This list is meant as a tool to better understand which carriers ship from California wineries to consumers in each state; it should not be considered as legal advice. If you have questions regarding the legality of shipping to certain states, please call Wine Institute's State Relations Department at (415) 356-7530.

			FedEx		UPS		Intrastate
State	General Interstate Shipping Provisions	Legal Amount	Offsite	Onsite	Offsite	Onsite	Allowed
Alabama	Direct shipments prohibited	Prohibited
Alaska	Limited quantity/permit may be required	A reasonable quantity
Arizona	Limited quantity/permit required	2 cases per year
Arkansas	Direct shipments prohibited	Prohibited
California	Permit Required	No Limit
Colorado	Permit Required/ excise tax required	No Limit
Connecticut	permit required/ taxes paid	5 gallons every 2 months
Delaware	Direct shipments prohibited	Prohibited
Florida	Consumer and excise taxes paid	No Limit
Georgia	Permit Required/ taxes paid	5 cases per household per year
Hawaii	Permit Required/ taxes paid	6 cases per household per year
Idaho	Permit Required/ taxes paid	24 cases per year
Illinois	Reciprocity	2 cases per year
Indiana	Limited quantity / permit required	24 cases per year per individual
Iowa	Reciprocity	2 cases per month
Kansas	Onsite only	Onsite- no limit
Kentucky	Felony	Prohibited
Louisiana	Permit required	4 cases per household per year
Maine	Direct shipments prohibited	Prohibited
Maryland	Felony	Prohibited
Massachusetts	Prohibited	Prohibited
Michigan	Limited quantity / permit required / taxes paid	Limited
Minnesota	Limited quantity	2 cases per year
Mississippi	Direct shipments prohibited	Prohibited
Missouri	Limited quantity / permit requried	2 cases per month
Montana	Prohibited	Prohibited
Nebraska	Limited quantity / permit required	1 case per month
Nevada	Limited quantity / permit may be required	1 case per month
New Hampshire	Limited quantity / compliance reporting	60 bottles per household per year
New Jersey	Direct Shipment prohibited / Federal on-site 1 gallon	Prohibited
New Mexico	Reciprocity	2 cases per month
New York	Limited Quantity/ Permit Required/ taxes paid	36 cases annually
North Carolina	Limited quantity / permit required	2 cases per month
North Dakota	Limited quantity / permit required	1 case per month
Ohio	$25.00 Permit (Only Wineries Producing less than 150,000 gallons annually are allowed to ship to consumers).	24 cases per household per year
Oklahoma	Felony (for sales to minors)	Prohibited
Oregon	Reciprocity	2 cases per month
Pennsylvania	Direct shipments prohibited	Prohibited
Rhode Island	On site Sales Only	Check with ABC
South Carolina	Limited quantity / permit required	24 bottles per individual per month
South Dakota	Direct shipments prohibited/ Federal on-site 1 gallon	Prohibited
Tennessee	Felony /Federal on-site 1 gallon	Prohibited
Texas	Limited quantity / permit Required	15 bottles (750ml) every 30 days
Utah	Felony	Prohibited
Vermont	Permit required / taxes paid	12 cases per year
Virginia	Limited quantity / permit Required	2 cases per month
Washington	Permit Required/ taxes paid	Unlimited
Washington D.C.	Limited quantity / permit May Be Required	1 bottle per month
West Virginia	Permit Required/ taxes paid	2 cases per month
Wisconsin	Reciprocity	3 cases per year
Wyoming	Limited quantity/ Permit Required	2 cases per year

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