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The Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act (CBMTRA) has no doubt benefited those in the alcohol beverage industry. The tax relief under the CBMTRA is set to expire at the 2019. Industry members, including the American Craft Sprits Association (ACSA), are...
On October 16th, 2018, U.S. Customs and Boarder Protection (CBP) issued additional guidance for importers which revised previous CBP guidance on the implementation of the Craft Beverage Modernization Act (CBMA) and provided importers with general guidelines on how to...
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With the help of the Kentucky Distillers Association, a Kentucky bill allowing direct-to-consumer distilled spirits and wine shipments was signed into law on April 13th, 2018. HB 400 permits tourists visiting state distilleries and wineries to purchase a souvenir...
The Illinois Liquor Control Commission (ILCC) is meeting today to discuss next steps regarding illegal shipments of alcohol into the state from out-of-state retailers, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. This is follow-up from the December ILCC cease and desist...
The world of home delivery services for alcohol has been growing steadily. One South Florida based delivery service, Klink, has recently been acquired by delivery.com, a delivery service company based in New York that delivers food, groceries, laundry, other products, and now alcohol. Klink, founded in 2013, was one of the earlier providers of on-demand alcohol deliveries direct to consumers. The…
Last month the New York State Liquor Authority (“NYSLA”) took under review the issue of “Bill and Hold” invoicing and storage between wholesalers and retailers. The practice of Bill and Hold is when a licensed wholesaler sells product to a licensed retailer without the product being delivered to the retailer’s premises at the time of sale and instead can be…
In Florida, there is a decades old prohibition that restricts grocery and large store retailers such as Walmart and Target from selling liquor products. Currently these big box retail chains are limited to selling beer and wine products but prohibited from selling spirits. Bryan Avila, R-Hialeah, sponsored a bill to amend the law requiring liquor stores and bars to be…
Earlier this week, it was announced that two of the country’s larger distributors, Charmer Sunbelt and Wirtz Beverage, united to form Breakthru Beverage Group, initially operating in 16 markets. There is even more consolidation happening in the middle tier of the three-tier system. According to Shanken News Daily, Southern Wine & Spirits, the country’s largest distributor, and Glazer’s, signed a…