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Alcohol permits in North Carolina

Name: North Carolina Federal Alcohol Permit Holders
Creator: PlainAlcohol
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Every TTB Federal Basic Permit holder in North Carolina - wineries, distilleries, importers, and wholesalers, from the public List of Permittees.

1,899
Total permits: #10
National rank: 17.5
Per 100k residents: 306
Cities covered

North Carolina in one line

North Carolina holds 1,899 federal alcohol permits, led by wholesalers (983) - at 17.5 per 100,000 residents, the 34th densest state.

#10
by total permits: #34
by permits per capita: 307
wineries: 185
distilleries

Source: TTB List of Permittees (April 2025) · Census Vintage-2023 population.

Data updated July 2026

According to the U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) List of Permittees, published April 2025, 83,590 federal alcohol Basic Permits are on file across 52 states and territories. This page lists every holder with premises in the state, drawn directly from that public federal record; see the methodology for details.

Permit mix

How North Carolina's 1,899 permits split across the four classes.

Wholesalers983 · 52%

Importers424 · 22%

Wineries307 · 16%

Distilleries185 · 10%

Raleigh

436
Charlotte

208
Durham

69
Wilmington

58
Asheville

55
Winston-Salem

41
Greensboro

37
Concord

27
Wake Forest

23
Cary

23

All permit holders (1,899)

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Name	City	Class	Permit #
International Spirits, LLC	Raleigh	Wholesaler	NC-P-21108
International Wines INC	Fayetteville	Wholesaler	NC-P-21184
Nu Hard Seltzer Irie Blends, LLC	Charlotte	Wholesaler	NC-P-21534
Italian Wines Import, INC	Wilson	Wholesaler	NC-P-21079
Ivory Coast Beverages Ivory Coast Beverages LLC	Wake Forest	Wholesaler	NC-P-21180
Wilmington Distillery Izzyz Spirits, INC	Wilmington	Wholesaler	NC-P-21258
Proof Wine and Spirits J Select, LLC	Concord	Wholesaler	NC-P-15332
J. T. Davenport & Sons, INC.	Sanford	Wholesaler	NC-P-3057
YH Imports USA J.V. Hoover & Associates, INC.	Cary	Wholesaler	NC-P-21665
Jaceb, L.L.C.	Charlotte	Wholesaler	NC-P-21095
JH Wholesale Jekyll's Hyde, INC.	Wilson	Wholesaler	NC-P-21063
Jerporshay Ransome	Charlotte	Wholesaler	NC-P-21492
Jim Beam Brands CO.	Raleigh	Wholesaler	NC-P-3055
JMC Nc, INC.	Moncure	Wholesaler	NC-P-21364
Johnny a. McWhirter, LLC	Mint Hill	Wholesaler	NC-P-15315
Johnson Brothers-Mutual Distributing of North Carolina Johnson Brothers of North Carolina, INC.	Arden	Wholesaler	NC-P-21334
Johnson Brothers Johnson Brothers of North Carolina, INC.	Raleigh	Wholesaler	NC-P-21336
Johnson Brothers Johnson Brothers of North Carolina, INC.	New Bern	Wholesaler	NC-P-21337
Johnson Brothers Johnson Brothers of North Carolina, INC.	Greensboro	Wholesaler	NC-P-21338
Johnson Brothers Johnson Brothers of North Carolina, INC.	Elizabeth City	Wholesaler	NC-P-21339
Johnson Brothers Johnson Brothers of North Carolina, INC.	Fayetteville	Wholesaler	NC-P-21340
Johnson Brothers Johnson Brothers of North Carolina, INC.	Harbinger	Wholesaler	NC-P-21341
Johnson Brothers Johnson Brothers of North Carolina, INC.	Wilmington	Wholesaler	NC-P-21342
Johnson Brothers-Mutual Distributing of North Carolina Johnson Brothers of North Carolina, INC.	Charlotte	Wholesaler	NC-P-21407
Johnson Brothers - Mutual Distributing of North Carolina Johnson Brothers of North Carolina, INC.	Kernersville	Wholesaler	NC-P-21475
Johnson Brothers - Mutual Distributing of North Carolina Johnson Brothers of North Carolina, INC.	Weaverville	Wholesaler	NC-P-21594
Johnson Brothers of North Carolina, INC.	Garner	Wholesaler	NC-P-21706
Badger State Brews Joseph Harold Paskiewicz	Kannapolis	Wholesaler	NC-P-15350
Joy & Sorrow Spirits Joy & Sorrow Spirits, LLC	Raleigh	Wholesaler	NC-P-21299
Joy & Sorrow Spirits Joy & Sorrow Spirits, LLC	Raleigh	Wholesaler	NC-P-21301
Juice Wine CO., LLC	Beaufort	Wholesaler	NC-P-21320
Junius Lindsay Vineyard Junius Lindsay Vineyard, LLC	Lexington	Wholesaler	NC-P-21660
Jwac Distributing, LLC	Concord	Wholesaler	NC-P-21700
K & R Importers LLC	Kernersville	Wholesaler	NC-P-21178
D’vine Wine Refreshers K&K Beverages, LLC	Charlotte	Wholesaler	NC-P-21626
Karolina Kombucha Karolina Kombucha, LLC	Burgaw	Wholesaler	NC-P-21596
Keep Laughing, LLC	Apex	Wholesaler	NC-P-21022
Kenmara, LLC	Columbus	Wholesaler	NC-P-21351
Allied Craft Distribution Kept Men, LLC	Wake Forest	Wholesaler	NC-P-21546
Key & Key Century Farms INC.	Ararat	Wholesaler	NC-P-21070
Kimron Springs Vineyards, INC.	Dobson	Wholesaler	NC-P-21085
Kitty Hawk Stills, LLC	Raleigh	Wholesaler	NC-P-21248
Klin Spirits, LLC	Raleigh	Wholesaler	NC-P-15313
Koded Wines, LLC Koded Wines & Spirits, LLC	Charlotte	Wholesaler	NC-P-21491
Koval Distillery Koval INC.	Raleigh	Wholesaler	NC-P-21211
Kurin Keys, INC.	Fayetteville	Wholesaler	NC-P-21225
Kvell Holdings, LLC	Kernesville	Wholesaler	NC-P-21310
L & T General Enterprises, LLC	Wilmington	Wholesaler	NC-P-15067
LA Altisima LLC	Winston Salem	Wholesaler	NC-P-15309
LA Pulpe Imports LLC	Matthews	Wholesaler	NC-P-21685

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Frequently asked questions

How many federal alcohol permits are in North Carolina?

North Carolina has 1,899 active federal alcohol Basic Permits - 307 wineries, 185 distilleries, 424 importers, and 983 wholesalers. That is the 10th most of any U.S. state or territory.

What is North Carolina's per-capita permit rate?

North Carolina has 17.5 federal alcohol permits per 100,000 residents (U.S. Census Vintage-2023 population), ranking 34th by density. Per-capita rates are high in wine- and spirits-producing states with smaller populations.

Which North Carolina city has the most permit holders?

Raleigh leads North Carolina with 436 federal alcohol permit holders, followed by Charlotte, Durham, Wilmington.

Are breweries included?

No. Breweries do not hold an FAA Basic Permit, they operate under a Brewer's Notice (IRC §6103, protected from disclosure), so they are not in the public TTB List of Permittees this directory is built from.

Where does this data come from?

The TTB FOIA "List of Permittees," published April 2025, public U.S. government data, reformatted without alteration.

Sources: TTB FOIA List of Permittees (April 2025) · U.S. Census Bureau Vintage-2023 population estimates for per-capita rates (Verify with the Census Bureau →). Reformatted without alteration; confirm any record against the official TTB list.

Every figure on PlainAlcohol is rendered directly from federal TTB permit data, no number is typed in by an editor. This state count is rendered directly from the TTB List of Permittees, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.

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