Maryland

Maryland opened for direct shipping on July 1, 2011. Wineries with an approved permit may ship up to 18 cases per year of their own wine to a single Maryland delivery address, including addresses located in Montgomery County using an approved common carrier.

• INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE PROCESSED. Review the APPLICATION CHECKLIST to be sure your application will be processed.
• The $1000 Bond may be waived after 3 years of timely payments.
• If you have a DTC permit and receive a Maryland Sales & Use delinquency/penalty letter telling you to file monthly reports, do not follow their instructions and change from quarterly payments. Instead, contact Patricia Anthony in the Licensing & Registration Division at (410) 260-7532.
• For informational purposes, a winery that holds a direct shipper license must identify the name(s) of any third-party business whose services they may use for packaging or shipping wine to consumers located in Maryland.
• Ensure that all containers of wine shipped directly to a Maryland consumer are conspicuously labeled with the following: name of shipper; name and address of consumer; and the words “CONTAINS ALCOHOL: SIGNATURE OF PERSON AT LEAST 21 YEARS OF AGE REQUIRED FOR DELIVERY.”