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Alcoholic beverages may be removed from any such warehouse, wherever situated, to such a warehouse located in the Commonwealth and be held in the Commonwealth.B\n\nAlcoholic beverages so imported or removed to such warehouses in the Commonwealth shall be released from customs bonds in the Commonwealth only (i) for delivery to the Board, or to licensees entitled to receive them in the Commonwealth, as provided in § 4.1-311; (ii) to boats engaged in foreign trade, trade between the Atlantic and Pacific ports of the United States, trade between the United States and any of its possessions outside of the several states and the District of Columbia, or for shipment outside of the Commonwealth; or (iii) in accordance with subsection C for the official or personal use of persons who are on duty in the United States as members of the armed forces of any foreign country, or their immediate family, authorized by federal laws and regulations to receive imported alcoholic beverages free of customs duties and internal revenue taxes.C\n\nPersons operating United States customs bonded warehouses and licensed as wholesalers or retailers may make sales and deliveries, in quantities determined by the Board, of alcoholic beverages held in customs bond to foreign armed forces personnel as provided in subsection B. Such sales may be made only on permits issued by the Board which shall cover the transportation of such imported alcoholic beverages, either by the operator of a customs bonded warehouse or purchaser from the operator, from such customs bonded warehouse to the place of duty or residence of such authorized persons.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":224032,"text":"Alcoholic beverages may be imported into the Commonwealth under United States customs bonds and be held in the Commonwealth in United States customs bonded warehouses. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1958, chapter 394; in 1960, chapter 101; in 1984, chapter 128; in 1993, chapter 866; in 2022, chapter 201<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":56029,"section_number":"4.1-311","catch_line":"Limitations on transporting lawfully purchased alcoholic beverages; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/4.1-311\/"}],"permalink":{"id":218779,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61322,"identifier":"4.1-131","token":"4.1\/I\/1\/4.1-131","url":"\/4.1-131\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/4.1-131\/","token":"4.1\/I\/1\/4.1-131","dublin_core":{"Title":"Importation of beverages under customs bonds and holding in warehouses; release","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 4.1-131","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Alcoholic beverages<\/span> may be imported into the Commonwealth under United States customs bonds<\/span> and be held in the Commonwealth in United States customs bonded warehouses. Alcoholic beverages<\/span> may be removed from any such warehouse, wherever situated, to such a warehouse located in the Commonwealth and be held in the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Alcoholic beverages<\/span> so imported or removed to such warehouses in the Commonwealth shall be released from customs bonds<\/span> in the Commonwealth only (i) for delivery to the Board<\/span>, or to licensees<\/span> entitled to receive them in the Commonwealth, as provided in § 4.1-311<\/a>; (ii) to boats engaged in foreign trade, trade between the Atlantic and Pacific ports of the United States, trade between the United States and any of its possessions<\/span> outside of the several states and the District of Columbia, or for shipment outside of the Commonwealth; or (iii) in accordance with subsection C for the official or personal use of persons who are on duty in the United States as members of the armed forces of any foreign country, or their immediate family, authorized by federal laws<\/span> and regulations to receive imported alcoholic beverages<\/span> free of customs duties and internal revenue taxes. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Persons operating United States customs bonded warehouses and licensed<\/span> as wholesalers or retailers may make sales<\/span> and deliveries, in quantities determined by the Board<\/span>, of alcoholic beverages<\/span> held in customs bond<\/span> to foreign armed forces personnel as provided in subsection B. Such sales<\/span> may be made only on permits issued by the Board<\/span> which shall cover the transportation of such imported alcoholic beverages<\/span>, either by the operator of a customs bonded warehouse or purchaser from the operator, from such customs bonded warehouse to the place of duty or residence<\/span> of such authorized persons. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nIMPORTATION OF BEVERAGES UNDER CUSTOMS BONDS AND HOLDING IN WAREHOUSES; RELEASE\n(\u00a7 4.1-131)\n\nA. Alcoholic beverages may be imported into the Commonwealth under United States\ncustoms bonds and be held in the Commonwealth in United States customs bonded\nwarehouses. Alcoholic beverages may be removed from any such warehouse, wherever\nsituated, to such a warehouse located in the Commonwealth and be held in the\nCommonwealth.\n\nB. Alcoholic beverages so imported or removed to such warehouses in the\nCommonwealth shall be released from customs bonds in the Commonwealth only (i)\nfor delivery to the Board, or to licensees entitled to receive them in the\nCommonwealth, as provided in § 4.1-311; (ii) to boats engaged in foreign\ntrade, trade between the Atlantic and Pacific ports of the United States, trade\nbetween the United States and any of its possessions outside of the several\nstates and the District of Columbia, or for shipment outside of the\nCommonwealth; or (iii) in accordance with subsection C for the official or\npersonal use of persons who are on duty in the United States as members of the\narmed forces of any foreign country, or their immediate family, authorized by\nfederal laws and regulations to receive imported alcoholic beverages free of\ncustoms duties and internal revenue taxes.\n\nC. Persons operating United States customs bonded warehouses and licensed as\nwholesalers or retailers may make sales and deliveries, in quantities determined\nby the Board, of alcoholic beverages held in customs bond to foreign armed\nforces personnel as provided in subsection B. Such sales may be made only on\npermits issued by the Board which shall cover the transportation of such\nimported alcoholic beverages, either by the operator of a customs bonded\nwarehouse or purchaser from the operator, from such customs bonded warehouse to\nthe place of duty or residence of such authorized persons.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 4-85; 1958, c. 394; 1960, c. 101; 1984, c. 128; 1993, c.\n866; 2022, c. 201.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}