fermental Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 I posted this to the other thread about California direct sales but it really impacts any distillery who is permitted to ship direct to consumers. Pennsylvania permits Limited Distilleries, (PA's license for craft distillers) to ship direct to retail and licensed customers in state so long as you use a delivery service that will verify proof of age on the receiving end. HOWEVER, I have been inquiring about shipping services this week and - USPS will not ship alcohol, UPS is not issuing any new agreements for any alcoholic beverages other than wine, and FedEx will only allow shipment of spirits from a licensed shipper to a licensed receiver - not direct to consumers, unless, again, you are shipping wine. So, that's a problem. I really can't understand why UPS and FedEx have special exceptions for wineries. Distilleries who wish to ship direct to customers are now forced to use carriers other than UPS and FedEx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leftturndistilling Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Fed Ex does allow to ship direct to customer you do not have to ship to a licensed receiver .... The receiver must be able to prove that they are over "21"... It was a huge pain in the ass getting set up with Fed ex to ship alcohol..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fermental Posted March 14, 2015 Author Share Posted March 14, 2015 LeftTurnDistilling - I just got off the phone with FedEx for the second time and was, again, told that they will only handle direct shipment of wine to unlicensed receivers and they specifically clarified - twice - that they prohibit the shipment of spirits to unlicensed receivers. If you have a way around this, I'd love to know what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leftturndistilling Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Not sure what Fed ex states their policy to be but when you fill out the online bill of lading under special services you click "alcohol " shipment , and the have the choice of "consumer", or "licensee" ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rumfarmer Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 FedEx was a super easy setup for us, and they have no issues shipping spirits. We just filled out the forms and they sent us all the required labels. One of the easiest things we've done at the distillery. You might be dealing with a PA issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fermental Posted March 14, 2015 Author Share Posted March 14, 2015 Well - I'm happy to hear that you are able to use FedEx to ship - at least that might mean that this is a PA problem. It may be that FedEx doesn't understand the PA liquor code or maybe doesn't want to. I'll keep digging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveflintstone Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Fedex and UPS have a don't ask, don't tell policy for alcohol shipments. Though it is correct UPS is not setting up new accounts. Sign up for Fedex licensee to licensee, ship where you like and don't look back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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