Illinois Administrative Code
Title 11 - ALCOHOL, HORSE RACING, LOTTERY, AND VIDEO GAMING
Part 100 - THE ILLINOIS LIQUOR CONTROL COMMISSION
Section 100.480 - Importation of Alcoholic Liquor
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 52, December 27, 2024
a) Subject to exceptions expressly contained in the Act and this Part, no person shall import alcoholic liquor into this State for a non-personal or commercial use without first obtaining a license to import issued by the Commission, such as a manufacturer's, importing distributor's, railroad, airplane and foreign importer's license. In addition, wine may be legally purchased by an Illinois resident and imported into the State from an out-of-state winery that has first obtained an Illinois winery shipper's license from the Commission. Any person shipping or causing the shipping of alcoholic liquor into this State who does not meet the requirements of subsection (b) is an importer and must be licensed pursuant to this Act.
b) A person is permitted to import alcoholic liquor into this State for his or her personal and non-commercial use without first obtaining a license to import under the following conditions:
* Persons seeking import authorization can prove by reasonable evidence that they are or were an active member of the United States military stationed outside the United States and the alcoholic liquor to be imported has been collected and stored outside the United States; or
* Persons seeking import authorization can prove by reasonable evidence that they have resided outside the State of Illinois for over one year and that the alcoholic liquor to be imported has been collected and stored outside this State;