§ 275.170 - Reduction of tobacco products to materials; ATF action.

(a) General. Where tobacco products and cigarette papers and tubes which have been imported or brought into the United States are withdrawn from the market and the taxpayer desires to file claim for refund of the tax on the articles, he shall, in addition to the requirements of § 275.163, assemble the articles at any suitable place, if they are to be destroyed or reduced to tobacco. The taxpayer shall group the articles according to the rates of tax applicable to the articles, and shall prepare a schedule of the articles on ATF Form 5200.7, in triplicate. All copies of the schedule shall be forwarded to the regional director (compliance) for the region in which the tobacco products and cigarette papers and tubes are assembled.

(b) Large cigars. Refund or credit of tax on large cigars withdrawn from the market is limited to the lowest tax applicable to that brand and size of cigar during the required record retention period (see § 275.22) except where the importer establishes that a greater amount was actually paid. For each claim involving large cigars withdrawn from the market, the importer must include a certification on either ATF Form 5200.7 or ATF Form 2635 (5620.8) to read as follows: