The New York State Department of Tax and Finance issued a notice on June 18, 2009 informing wine distributors and wineries with direct-to-consumer shipping permits not to file the Monthly Excise Tax Return form MT-40 with a 3/06 revision date for May 2009. The form with the 3/06 revision date has the incorrect tax rates […]
Texas Improves Direct Shipping Laws!
On June 19, 2009 the Governor of Texas signed HB 1084 into law making things a little easier for wineries shipping to Texas consumers. Beginning September 1, 2009 direct shippers will be able to ship up to 9 gallons of wine to a consumer in Texas during a calendar month, as long as the total […]
Tennessee and Maine Allow Direct-To-Consumer Shipments
Governor Bredesen of Tennessee signed Senate Bill 166 on June 5, 2009 making it possible for wineries to obtain permits to ship wine directly to Tennessee consumers beginning July 1, 2009. There is a one time non-refundable fee of $300 to submit the permit application to the Tennessee Alcohol Beverage Commission for review. Once the […]
Kansas Direct Shipping Application Update
Kansas formally transitions to a permit system for off-site sales on July 1, 2009. The Kansas Department of Revenue, Division of Alcohol Beverage Control has announced that its applications are expected to become available on that day. Forms and instructions will be posted on the Wine Institute and the Kansas Division of Alcohol web sites. […]
Delaware Clarifies On-Site Shipping Rules
The Delaware Commissioner of Alcohol has released a letter clarifying the regulations for consumers in Delaware who wish to obtain wine from outside the State. The letter confirms that Delaware consumers are permitted to carry an unspecified amount of wine into the State on their person provided the wine is for the consumer’s personal consumption […]
Wholesaler Efforts to Curb Florida Direct-to-Consumer Wine Shipping Fail
The Florida Legislature has concluded its regular business for the year without making any changes to the direct to consumer shipping environment. After another bruising battle with the distributors over their attempts to limit direct shipping to wineries producing or selling less than 250K gallons, all efforts to pass free standing legislation, or amend various […]
Excise Tax Changes in NY and ND
The wine excise tax rate in New York will increase on May 1, 2009 from $0.1893 per gallon to $0.30 per gallon. Wine Institute was part of a coalition of industry members that actively opposed the NY Governor’s proposal for a wine excise tax and demonstrated the detrimental effects an excise tax increase would have […]
KS Allows Off-Site DTC Wine Shipments
The Governor of Kansas signed Senate Bill 212 into law on April 20, 2009. The new law allows in-state and out-of-state wineries to obtain a “Special Order Shipping License” and make off-site wine shipments directly to consumers in Kansas beginning July 1, 2009. Off-site wine shipments include any phone, fax or internet orders from a […]
TN’s AG Rules Consumers May Not Bring Wine into TN, Federal On-Site Provision No Longer Applies
Tennessee’s Attorney General has ruled that consumers may not carry any amount of wine on their person into Tennessee. This ruling prohibiting consumers from carrying wine into TN means that the federal on-site provision does not apply to consumers in Tennessee, and wineries are prohibited from making shipments to TN consumers under any circumstance. All […]
1 Less Dry Town in New Hampshire
Wineries with a valid direct-to-consumer shipping permit may now ship to consumers in Landaff, New Hampshire. The city of Landaff voted to end its status as a dry town effective immediately. Four dry cities remain in New Hampshire: Brookfield, Ellsworth, Monroe and Sharon. Wineries are prohibited from shipping wine to consumers in a dry region. […]
