Spirits which have been lawfully withdrawn without payment of tax under the provisions of this subpart for exportation, or for deposit in a foreign-trade zone, a manufacturing bonded warehouse, or a customs bonded warehouse, or for use on vessels and aircraft may, subject to the requirements of § 28.116, be returned:
(a) To the bonded premises of a distilled spirits plant for redistillation; or
(b) To the bonded premises from which withdrawn, pending subsequent removal for lawful purposes. However, such spirits may only be returned before they are exported, deposited in a foreign-trade zone, a manufacturing bonded warehouse, or a customs bonded warehouse, or laden as supplies upon or used on vessels or aircraft, as the case may be.
(Sec. 201, Pub. L. 85-859, 72 Stat. 1362, as amended, 1365 as amended (26 U.S.C. 5214,5223; Sec. 3, Pub. L. 91-659, 84 Stat. 1365, as amended (26 U.S.C. 5066))
[T.D. ATF-198, 50 FR 8560, Mar. 1, 1985, as amended by T.D. TTB-8, 69 FR 3832, Jan. 27, 2004]
authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a);
19 U.S.C. 81c,
1202;
26 U.S.C. 5001,
5007,
5008,
5041,
5051,
5054,
5061,
5121,
5122,
5201,
5205,
5207,
5232,
5273,
5301,
5313,
5555,
6109,
6302,
7805;
27 U.S.C. 203,
205;
44 U.S.C. 3504(h)
source: 25 FR 5734, June 23, 1960, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 40 FR 16835, Apr. 15, 1975, and further redesignated by T.D. TTB-8, 69 FR 3834, Jan. 27, 2004
cite as: 27 CFR 28.115