ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE SHIPMENT

1. Each Service allows for the importation of Alcoholic Beverage Shipment; however, the method of importation varies. The following extract from the JTR states that the shipment of alcoholic beverages as HHG must conform to 27 United States Code (U.S.C.) § 122.

Section 122 – Shipments into States for possession or sale in violation of State law. The shipment or transportation, in any manner or by any means whatsoever, of any spirituous, vinous, malted, fermented, or other intoxicating liquor of any kind, from one State, Territory, or District of the United States, or place noncontiguous to but subject to the jurisdiction thereof, into any other State, Territory, or District of the United States, or place noncontiguous to but subject to the jurisdiction thereof, or from any foreign country into any State, Territory, or District of the United States, or place noncontiguous to but subject to the jurisdiction thereof, which said spirituous, vinous, malted, fermented, or other intoxicating liquor is intended, by any person interested therein, to be received, possessed, sold, or in any manner used, either in the original package or otherwise, in violation of any law of such State, Territory, or District of the United States, or place noncontiguous to but subject to the jurisdiction thereof, is prohibited.

2. Visit the following websites for additional information on the importation of alcoholic beverages into the United States:

a. State Wine Laws: The Wine Institute
b. Personal Importation of Alcoholic Beverages: Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB)
c. Alcohol Beverage Control Boards for the United States: Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB)