Title 27

SECTION 28.131

28.131 Application for return of wines withdrawn without payment of tax.

§ 28.131 Application for return of wines withdrawn without payment of tax.

Where a proprietor of a bonded wine cellar desires to return wines to his bonded wine cellar as provided in § 28.130, he shall submit a written application, in duplicate, to the appropriate TTB officer, for approval of the return of the wines. The application shall show.

(a) Name, address, and registry number of the bonded wine cellar.

(b) Name and address of the person who withdrew the wines.

(c) Serial number of the TTB Form 5100.11 and the date withdrawn.

(d) Present location of wines to be returned.

(e) Kind of wines to be returned.

(f) Number, kind, and serial numbers of the containers to be returned. In the case of bottled wines, the number and size of the bottles in each case.

(g) Total quantity in wine gallons for each separate tax class of wines to be returned.

(h) Reason for return of the wines.

The application shall be executed under the penalties of perjury. On approval of the application the appropriate TTB officer shall return both copies to the proprietor, who, in turn, shall deliver them to the exporter. (72 Stat. 1380; 26 U.S.C. 5362) [25 FR 5734, June 23, 1960. Redesignated at 40 FR 16835, Apr. 15, 1975, and amended by T.D. ATF-62, 44 FR 71724, Dec. 11, 1979; T.D. TTB-8, 69 FR 3833, Jan. 27, 2004; T.D. TTB-146, 82 FR 1137, Jan. 4, 2017]

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