Subject to subsection (b) of this section, a holder of a wholesaler’s license may directly import alcoholic beverages of the type indicated on the license from outside the continental limits and possessions of the United States if the brand owner provides notice to the Executive Director of the license holder’s jurisdiction and authority to sell the alcoholic beverages. A holder of a wholesaler’s license that imports alcoholic beverages from outside the continental limits and possessions of the United States must: be the brand owner; or purchase the alcoholic beverages: directly from the brand owner or the authorized agent of the brand owner; or from the authorized United States importer.