Notice of Release of Tobacco Products, Cigarette Papers, or Cigarette Tubes

The Internal Revenue Code (IRC) at 26 U.S.C. 5704 provides for, among other things, the release of imported or returned tobacco products and cigarette papers and tubes from customs custody, without payment of tax, for delivery to an export warehouse proprietor or a manufacturer of tobacco products or cigarette papers and tubes, in accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary of the Treasury. Under that IRC authority, the TTB tobacco-related import regulations in 27 CFR part 41 require industry members who do not file customs entries electronically to use TTB F 5200.11 to give notice of release of tobacco products, cigarette papers, or cigarette tubes. At importation, industry members, TTB, and customs bonded warehouse proprietors or government officials use TTB F 5200.11 to, respectively, request, authorize, and document the release of such products from customs custody, without payment of tax, to a manufacturer or export warehouse proprietor authorized to receive such articles. (The electronic submission of import data and notices of release to TTB through Customs and Border Protection systems is approved under OMB Number 1513–0064, Importer's Records and Reports.)

The latest form for Notice of Release of Tobacco Products, Cigarette Papers, or Cigarette Tubes expires 2024-01-31 and can be found here.