Importing wine

[andrawes76]

Thraz, If you are looking to import wine into the US, I would start with your State Alcohol Bureau (which you can google). Its a lot of paperwork and patience, thats all. As Engineer wrote, I would contact TTB (a dept of Treasury) to get instructions. Anytime you import wine into the country, it needs to be COLA'd which means you will need to file certificates with the Treasury to show what you are bringing in. Next you'll need a Non-Resident Sellers Permit in Illinois and you will need to work with a distributor in Illinois. There are some differences between being a distributor and an importer. Importers typically bring them into the US, distributors like Glazers, Republic, Southern usually get the product into retail stores. Competition small and the community talks so its best to put your right foot forward when you deal in the wine biz. Shoot straight.