Monitor Thy Drink: Alcohol Import Regulations Under the TTB (Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau)
Update June 24, 2020: Updated to reflect extended TTB waiver deadline of September 1, 2020. Closures of restaurants, bars, and taprooms in the wake of COVID-19 have resulted in beer becoming out-of-date or unmerchantable...more
The issued Industry Circular 2020–3 on May 8, 2020 which clarifies the applicability of the trade practice provisions of the Federal Alcohol Administration (FAA) Act and TTB regulations during the COVID-19 public health...more
Closures of restaurants, bars, and taprooms in the wake of COVID-19 have resulted in beer becoming out-of-date or unmerchantable because it cannot be sold quickly enough. As a result, breweries, wholesalers, and alcohol...more
Update April 20: This blog has been updated to reflect additional OLCC guidance. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, state and federal agencies are stepping up to provide tax and reporting relief for wineries, breweries,...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) have issued new and updated guidance documents in addition to those previously published in order to address the decreased market...more
Update April 5: This advisory has been updated to include the latest information on distillery-produced hand sanitizer. In response to the nationwide hand sanitizer shortage in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, many...more
As the world faces the unprecedented spread of the COVID-19 virus, essential resources such as hand sanitizer, face masks, medical gowns, and ventilators are suddenly in short supply. In response to the dwindling availability...more
As the novel coronavirus crisis continues to escalate, the demand for hygienic products such as hand sanitizer has dramatically increased. In response, many businesses, such as food and industrial and beverage alcohol...more
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, state and federal agencies are stepping up to provide tax and reporting relief for wineries, breweries, and distilleries. Below is an overview of how the TTB and California, Oregon, and...more
Alcoholic beverage businesses are getting a small break from the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB). On March 31, 2020, TTB announced that they will be postponing the payment due date for certain excise taxes as...more
The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has led to a dramatic increase in the demand for, and a shortage of, hand sanitizer in the US. In response, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the US Treasury Department’s...more
With the COVID-19 pandemic, the demand for hand sanitizer is extremely high, and the supply chain has not kept pace with that demand. In an effort to meet public need, several federal agencies, including the Food and Drug...more
As we reported earlier this week, in an effort to increase the domestic supply of hand sanitizer, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced policies that temporarily relax certain requirements for the...more
Update March 27: This advisory has been updated to include the latest information on distillery-produced hand sanitizer. In response to the nationwide hand sanitizer shortage in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, many...more
With the increasing pace of the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and the related emergent need to increase the available supply for hand sanitizer products across the United States, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade...more
The Food and Drug Administration and the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) have both recently issued guidance documents to allow for the increased production of alcohol-based hand sanitizer during the COVID-19...more