# 27 C.F.R. § 28.197 (2026): Return of spirits withdrawn for export with benefit of drawback

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T27_P28_S28_197

## Section

- **Citation:** 27 C.F.R. § 28.197 (2026)
- **Heading:** Return of spirits withdrawn for export with benefit of drawback
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 27 CFR: Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms / Chapter I: ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY / Part 28: EXPORTATION OF ALCOHOL / Subpart I: Exportation of Distilled Spirits With Benefit of Drawback / § 28.197: § 28.197   Return of spirits withdrawn for export with benefit of drawback.

## Text

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is filed by an exporter as provided in § 28.198, spirits on which the tax has been paid or determined, and which were withdrawn especially for export with benefit of drawback as provided in § 28.171, but which spirits have not been laden for export, laden for use, or deposited in a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]

## Nearby sections

- [27 C.F.R. § 28.171 (2026) § 28.171   General.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T27_P28_S28_171.md)
- [27 C.F.R. § 28.190 (2026) § 28.190   Notice, TTB Form 5110.30.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T27_P28_S28_190.md)
- [27 C.F.R. § 28.192 (2026) § 28.192   Packages of distilled spirits to be gauged.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T27_P28_S28_192.md)
- [27 C.F.R. § 28.193 (2026) § 28.193   Export marks.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T27_P28_S28_193.md)
- [27 C.F.R. § 28.195b (2026) § 28.195b   Claims on spirits tax determined on and after January 1, 1980.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T27_P28_S28_195b.md)
- [27 C.F.R. § 28.196 (2026) § 28.196   Consignment, shipment, and delivery.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T27_P28_S28_196.md)
- [27 C.F.R. § 28.197 (2026) § 28.197   Return of spirits withdrawn for export with benefit of drawback.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T27_P28_S28_197.md)
- [27 C.F.R. § 28.198 (2026) § 28.198   Notice of return.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T27_P28_S28_198.md)
- [27 C.F.R. § 28.199 (2026) § 28.199   Responsibility for return of spirits withdrawn for export with benefit of drawback.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T27_P28_S28_199.md)

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