Unless you’re a government employee sending alcohol to another employee for official testing purposes, you won’t be able to use the Postal Service to ship any alcohol. USPS also recommends that you avoid shipping normal items in containers with alcohol labels, since this might cause them to be confiscated. [1] X Research source
You’ll need to be a state-licensed seller with a contract with UPS or FedEx to ship alcohol. If you’re just someone who wants to send a bottle as a gift, UPS won’t be an option. [3] X Research source
The National Conference of State Legislators (NCSL) has a great overview of local laws for shipping alcohol, broken up by state. Keep in mind that some states, like Mississippi, won’t allow alcohol to be shipped directly to a consumer unless that consumer purchases the alcohol in-person. [7] X Trustworthy Source National Conference of State Legislatures Bipartisan, nongovernment organization serving the members of state legislatures and their constituents Go to source Some states, like Texas, won’t allow alcohol shipments between cities for individual consumers.
Some states do not allow out-of-state direct to customer shipping: Utah, Mississippi, Alabama, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Delaware, and several districts in Kentucky, for example. For breweries, only 7 states let you make an out-of-state sale directly to consumers: Nebraska, Ohio, Virginia, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Vermont, Oregon, as well as Washington D. C. For distilleries, only 3 states allow you to ship directly from out-of-state: Nebraska, New Hampshire, and North Dakota allow this.
