US Alcohol Importers
Every federally licensed alcohol importer in the United States. Imported alcohol products require a US-based importer of record on every COLA.
Every imported alcohol product sold in the US has a US-based importer of record on its COLA. To import alcohol in interstate commerce, that importer holds a TTB Importer Basic Permit issued under 27 CFR Part 1.
This page lists every US alcohol importer, broken down by state and ranked by COLA filing activity — useful for identifying who brings the most foreign product into the US market.
By state
Top 12 states by active alcohol importers count. State names link to a state-scoped page.
| State | Active count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| California | 4,753 | 21.9% |
| Florida | 2,835 | 13.0% |
| New York | 1,969 | 9.1% |
| Texas | 1,684 | 7.7% |
| Illinois | 872 | 4.0% |
| New Jersey | 697 | 3.2% |
| Washington | 570 | 2.6% |
| Virginia | 510 | 2.3% |
| Pennsylvania | 500 | 2.3% |
| Colorado | 466 | 2.1% |
| Georgia | 466 | 2.1% |
| Massachusetts | 448 | 2.1% |
Most active by COLA filings
Top 25 permittees ranked by total COLA filings since 2005. A rough proxy for product-launch volume.
| Permit number | Company | State | COLAs filed |
|---|---|---|---|
NY-I-1727 |
MHW, LTD. | NY | 29,585 |
NY-I-1335 |
FRUIT OF THE VINES, INC. | NY | 19,409 |
NY-I-15547 |
ELYSIA & CO. | NY | 18,946 |
CA-I-3223 |
ADVENTURES IN WINE | CA | 15,468 |
FL-I-21456 |
Twenty-One Wine & Spirits | FL | 13,557 |
FL-I-15704 |
PARK STREET IMPORTS LLC | FL | 12,626 |
CA-I-23488 |
Latitude Wines | CA | 11,172 |
TX-I-1277 |
MISA IMPORTS, INC. | TX | 9,760 |
NY-I-1262 |
SKURNIK WINES | NY | 9,411 |
CA-I-4310 |
USA WINE WEST, LLC | CA | 9,296 |
NY-I-1179 |
WINE CELLARS LTD. | NY | 9,234 |
NY-I-1188 |
USA WINE IMPORTS | NY | 8,796 |
NY-I-2017 |
WINEBOW, INC. | NY | 8,557 |
CA-I-15220 |
Accolade Brands | CA | 8,509 |
CA-I-21701 |
VIN-GLOBAL | CA | 7,994 |
CA-I-2216 |
KERMIT LYNCH, WINE MERCHANT | CA | 7,579 |
NY-I-1039 |
MONSIEUR TOUTON SELECTION, LTD. | NY | 7,050 |
CT-I-21055 |
Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits | CT | 6,962 |
CA-I-1717 |
GRAPE EXPECTATIONS | CA | 6,644 |
GA-I-21116 |
DAY DIAMOND, LLC | GA | 6,528 |
NY-I-1305 |
SARANTY IMPORTS | NY | 6,394 |
NY-I-400 |
FREDERICK WILDMAN & SONS, LIMITED | NY | 6,110 |
FL-I-540 |
PALM BAY INTERNATIONAL, INC. | FL | 5,881 |
MA-I-15079 |
SHELTON BROTHERS INC. | MA | 5,619 |
MA-I-493 |
VINEYARD ROAD INC. | MA | 5,551 |
About this data
Data is sourced from the TTB basic permit registry, refreshed daily. Coverage is filtered to permittees that have filed at least one COLA — the operational set, not every dormant permit ever issued.
Some TTB-issued permits in the underlying source are not categorized by type. Brewer's notices, in particular, are not currently surfaced in this hub set because they appear under a different TTB classification system. We're working on it.