§ 28.197 - Return of spirits withdrawn for export with benefit of drawback.

§ 28.197 Return of spirits withdrawn for export with benefit of drawback.

When notice is filed by an exporter as provided in § 28.198, spirits on which the tax has been paid or determined, and which were withdrawn especially for export with benefit of drawback as provided in § 28.171, but which spirits have not been laden for export, laden for use, or deposited in a customs bonded warehouse or foreign-trade zone, may for good cause be returned under the applicable provisions of this part and 27 CFR part 19:

(a) To the bonded premises of the distilled spirits plant for purposes authorized under 26 U.S.C.; or

(b) To a wholesale liquor dealer; or

(c) To a taxpaid storeroom.

The export marks on spirits returned under this section shall be removed by obliteration, relabeling or recasing.

(Sec. 201, Pub. L. 85-859, 72 Stat. 1336, as amended (26 U.S.C. 5062))

[T.D. ATF-198, 50 FR 8561, Mar. 1, 1985, as amended by T.D. ATF-206, 50 FR 23956, June 7, 1985; T.D. TTB-8, 69 FR 3833, Jan. 27, 2004]