Due to the Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the Acting Administrator of the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) has found that it is necessary or desirable to waive provisions of internal revenue law with regard to distilled spirits, and therefore is providing certain exemptions and authorizations to distilled spirits permittees who wish to … Read more
The Federal consignment sales rules generally prohibit the sale or purchase of alcohol beverage products with the privilege of return. See 27 CFR 11.21. Returns for ordinary and usual commercial reasons arising after the product has been sold are not prohibited, but the return or exchange of a product because it is overstocked or slow-moving … Read more
While wineries across the country are working to adjust to the new reality of life under Covid-19, WineAmerica has been hard at work to secure relief from Congress. We have been constantly on the phone with our beer, cider and distilled spirits partners and Congressional staff to outline what the beverage alcohol sector needs to … Read more
We have entered unprecedented times with the outbreak of the Coronavirus. Social distancing has already taken a toll on our industry with wineries slowing production, sales, or temporarily closing all together. To measure the economic impact of the Coronavirus on the American wine industry, WineAmerica has compiled the following survey. This information will be vital … Read more
At this time the TTB does not anticipate any service disruptions. See below for a special update. RETURNS OF PRODUCTS PURCHASED FOR EVENTS CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) The Federal consignment sales rules generally prohibit the sale or purchase of alcohol beverage products with the privilege of return. See 27 CFR 11.21. Returns for ordinary … Read more