14b NCAC 15c .0203      SPIRITUOUS LIQUOR PRODUCT APPROVALS

(a)  Spirituous liquor suppliers shall receive approval from the Commission prior to selling spirituous liquor products in this state.

(b)  The distillery, rectifier, bottler, or importer shall submit items to the Commission for consideration for listing by the New Item form.

(c)  If a spirituous liquor supplier has the proper permits to conduct business in North Carolina, Pricing Section staff will assign login credentials for the ABC Pricing System at https://pricing.abc.nc.gov/. A supplier must use the ABC Pricing System to access the New Item form referenced in Paragraph (b) of this Rule.

(d)  Each New Item form submitted for consideration shall include the following information:

(1)           brand name of the spirituous liquor;

(2)           category of spirituous liquor as identified in Subpart I of 27 CFR Part 5, available free of charge at https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-27/chapter-I/subchapter-A/part-5/subpart-I.;

(3)           Universal Product Code for the package of spirituous liquor;

(4)           shipping container code and shipping point;

(5)           whether the spirituous liquor is imported or domestic;

(6)           age of the spirituous liquor in either years or months;

(7)           alcohol proof amount;

(8)           case length, height, width, and weight, including the unit of measurement;

(9)           type of pallet;

(10)         cases per layer of the pallet;

(11)         size of the individual container;

(12)         bottles or units per case;

(13)         case cost Free On Board;

(14)         freight cost; and,

(15)         name of supplier.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 18B-100; 18B‑203(a)(5); 18B‑206; 18B‑207;

Eff. January 1, 1982;

Amended Eff. July 1, 1992;

Transferred and Recodified from 04 NCAC 02T .0203 Eff. August 1, 2015;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. August 19, 2017;

Readopted Eff. February 1, 2026.