N.J. Stat. § 54:43-2
No tax imposed by this subtitle shall be payable on any sale of alcoholic beverages by any State licensee for resale and consumption outside of this State, or directly for consumption outside of this State, when said sale is accompanied by the actual transportation of such beverages out of this State and by the delivery of such beverages in full compliance with the laws of the place or places of delivery; provided, evidence of such sales and deliveries satisfactory to the commissioner is submitted. If any such beverages shall thereafter be brought back into this State the State licensee who shall have sold such beverages and transported or caused the same to be transported out of this State shall then pay such tax unless the same has been paid by some other person.
No tax imposed by this subtitle shall be payable by the holder of a special or temporary permit issued by the State Commissioner of Alcoholic Beverage Control to dispose of alcoholic beverages theretofore acquired by the permittee while engaged as a State licensee, on any sale heretofore or hereafter made of such beverages, for resale and consumption outside of this State, or directly for consumption outside of this State when the sale shall have been accompanied by the actual transportation of the beverages out of this State and by the delivery of such beverages in full compliance with the laws of the place or places of delivery; provided, evidence of such sales and deliveries satisfactory to the commissioner is submitted. If any such beverages shall thereafter be brought back into this State, the holder of said special or temporary permit shall then pay such tax unless the same has been paid or secured by some other person.
No tax imposed by this subtitle shall be payable by the holder of a transportation license issued by the State Commissioner of Alcoholic Beverage Control, when the delivery of alcoholic beverages from without this State shall have been made at the instance of or to the holder of a manufacturer's, wholesaler's, including State beverage distributor's or plenary retail transit license issued pursuant to the provisions of Title 33 of the Revised Statutes, as amended, or when such delivery is made to another person who has paid or secured the payment of the tax thereon, except that the holder of a transportation license shall be liable for the tax on all alcoholic beverages given into his custody as set forth on a waybill, bill of lading, or other evidence of delivery from a consignor without this State which are not delivered to the consignee within the State of New Jersey, unless proof is furnished satisfactory to the commissioner of other disposition out of this State.
No tax imposed by this subtitle shall be payable on any sale or delivery of alcoholic beverages or alcohol intended for use and actually used in the manufacture or sale or the following products or for the following purposes; provided, evidence of such sale, delivery, and intended use satisfactory to the commissioner is submitted:
The delivery of alcoholic beverages from without this State into a licensed public warehouse in this State for temporary storage by any person other than the holder of a license issued pursuant to the provisions of Title 33 of the Revised Statutes, shall be exempt from the tax imposed by this law; provided, such alcoholic beverages, when released from storage are actually transported outside of this State by a licensed transporter. If any such licensed transporter shall fail to consummate the delivery of any such alcoholic beverages to a point outside of this State, such licensed transporter and the person to whom he shall deliver such alcoholic beverages in this State shall be liable for the tax due by reason of the delivery or other disposition of such alcoholic beverages.
The importation into this State of alcoholic beverages by the individual owner thereof, in his personal possession and not by delivery by a carrier; for personal consumption and not for sale or delivery to any other person, in quantities not exceeding 1/4 barrel or one case containing not in excess of 12 quarts in all of beer, and one gallon of wine, and 2 quarts of other alcoholic beverages, within any consecutive period of 24 hours shall be exempt from the tax imposed by this law.
The importation into this State of alcoholic beverages which are not intended for sale or delivery herein and which pass through this State in continuous transportation and are delivered to a point outside of this State shall be exempt from the tax imposed by this law. If any transporter shall fail to consummate the delivery of any such alcoholic beverages to a point outside of this State, such transporter and the person to whom he shall deliver such alcoholic beverages in this State shall be liable for the tax due by reason of the delivery or other disposition of such alcoholic beverages.
N.J.S. § 54:43-2