Ensure your products continue to enter the U.S. market smoothly while allowing your import partners to claim federal excise tax benefits.
Foreign producers of distilled spirits, wine, beer, and hard cider must register with the U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) in order to assign federal excise tax credits to their authorized U.S. importers. Without proper registration and assignment, importers may be unable to receive these tax benefits for eligible shipments.
Following regulatory updates implemented in 2023, importers must now request these benefits through the TTB’s electronic system, making accurate registration and assignment by foreign manufacturers more important than ever.
American Registrar helps producers complete the entire process efficiently — from facility registration to importer assignment — ensuring full compliance with U.S. regulations and minimizing delays for shipments entering the United States.
Start your TTB registration today and ensure your U.S. importers continue receiving the tax benefits they rely on.
Federal Tax Benefits for Foreign Beverage Producers
The Craft Beverage Modernization Act (CBMA) provides reduced U.S. Federal Excise Tax rates and tax credits for eligible shipments of alcohol beverages entering the United States. These benefits can significantly reduce costs for importers of distilled spirits, wine, beer, and hard cider.
Under the current regulatory framework, these tax benefits are no longer applied automatically by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at the time of entry. Instead, eligible importers must submit refund claims directly to the U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) based on benefit assignments made by their foreign producers.
For non-U.S. producers, participation in this system requires official registration with the TTB as a Foreign Producer. Once registered, producers can allocate tax benefits to their authorized U.S. importers, enabling them to claim the available credits through the TTB refund process.
Beginning January 1, 2023, all foreign distilleries, wineries, and breweries that intend to assign CBMA tax benefits must first establish a Foreign Producer Profile with the TTB. This registration requires submission of company and ownership information, tax identification details, and the facility’s FDA Food Facility Registration (FFR) number.
After approval, producers receive a TTB Foreign Producer ID, allowing them to begin assigning tax benefits to importers for qualifying shipments. Any shipment entering the United States on or after January 1, 2023 can only receive CBMA benefits if it is properly assigned through this system.
American Registrar assists international producers with the complete registration and assignment process, ensuring accurate filings, regulatory compliance, and uninterrupted access to valuable U.S. tax benefits for their import partners.
