Shipping Liquor

[mipiace]

I have a friend in Boston who brought back a bottle of liquore for me from Italy. Any idea how I can get it shipped to Texas?

[Tapioca Dextrin]

Unless your friend makes the trip herself, then the phrase SOL springs to mind. It is illegal to ship wine to any individual in Texas.

http://www.wineinstitute.org/shipwin...ysis.htm#texas

[NutMagnet]

Legally, you can't.
From here:
http://www.wineinstitute.org/shipwin...ysis.htm#texas

Personal transportation into state of up to one quart of brandy or 3 gallons of wine permissible; non-resident may import up to one gallon of wine or brandy; in each case taxes must be paid. Limited to once every 30 days. (¶7987)(T.C.§107.07).

However, if it were perfume, you'd packing it properly. Wrap in bubble wrap, put it in a box only big enough for a snug fit. Put this box in another box filled tightly with styrofoam peanuts.
UPS or FEDEX will deliver perfume.

[NutMagnet]

Tapioca:
People like you, with a minute to spare, really piss me off!

[mipiace]

Well thanks, guess that means one of us will have to make the trip ourselves. I could handle a weekend in Bean Town!

[Ringo]

Well, I don't doubt the link posted, and it seems quite clear. OTOH, just yesterday I received two cases of wine shipped to me by a wine dealer from Illinois. I wonder how they get around the law. Could they do it if they used their own trucks?

[pravnik]

I believe they were able to do so because the Texas ban on out-of-state wineries importing was fairly recently declared unconstitutional by U.S. District Judge Melinda Harmon, Ringo; however, I don't know if the ruling would apply to the OP. Generally, a law that protects in-state industry from out-of-state competition will violate the dormant commerce clause of the U.S. Constitution.

Again, I would stress that I don't know if this ruling goes so far as to apply to the OP, and that this is not intended as legal advice in any way.

[Tapioca Dextrin]

Originally posted by Ringo
Well, I don't doubt the link posted, and it seems quite clear. OTOH, just yesterday I received two cases of wine shipped to me by a wine dealer from Illinois. I wonder how they get around the law. Could they do it if they used their own trucks?

The legal way to sell you wine is for the dealer to ship to you via a state registered wholesaler. Shipping directly is still a crime, but probably not for much longer. There is a case in the courts right now that should see the ban lifted, but the results won't be known for another six months or so.

See this article for more information.

However, she also allowed the state to continue enforcing its current regulations pending either an appeal or the amendment of the laws.