Category: Import / Export

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Challenges to discriminatory and protectionist liquor distribution and sales laws continue in spite of pending SCOTUS case as wine importing challenge in CA gets hearing on motion to dismiss

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February 14, 2019

In a case that I was sure would be put off until after the...

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Are you ready for the TTB’s new alcoholic beverage labeling and advertising regs that would change more wine labeling practices? (New TTB advertising and labeling rules Part 8)

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February 12, 2019

Last time, in Part 7 of our series on the TTB’s “Notice No. 176”...

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Are you ready for the TTB’s new alcoholic beverage labeling and advertising regs that would remove the blanket prohibition on labels bearing the U.S. Flag and change other current restrictions? (New TTB advertising and labeling rules Part 5)

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February 6, 2019

Yesterday, in Part 4 of our series on the TTB’s “Notice No. 176” –...

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Court denies motion for First Amendment relief in TTB’s failure to approve COLAs during shutdown as moot

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January 29, 2019

You guessed it. Atlas Brew Works Certificate of Label Approval COLA First Amendment Lawsuit...

What questions should you ask about your advertising and labels before making them public?

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January 23, 2019

Beverage producers should take a lesson from the recent media hullabaloo over Hearst Communications’...

Court rejects allegations of “exclusive” territory in oral beer distribution agreement

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January 14, 2019

Much of this centers on the plaintiff distributor’s failure to properly plead an oral...

Customs and Border Protection finalizes regulations for drawback claims on taxes paid on exported wine and spirits

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December 18, 2018

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has adopted final regulations on the new drawback process...

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Illinois court renews drivers’ challenge to beer distributor’s program of deducting cost of stale beer left on shelves from drivers’ commissions – distributor’s arguments claim stale beer rotation is a health/safety/welfare issue.

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December 12, 2018

It’s great to see a distributor living up to its distribution agreement obligations –...

Customs and Border Protection provides further guidance for the tax rates and credits importers can achieve under the Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2017

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November 12, 2018

The Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2017 didn’t just help domestic...

Mexico’s Tequila board moves to stop Tequila-like marks – a good reminder that it’s agave if it’s not certified.

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October 29, 2018

Back in February we reported that a years’ long struggle with Luxco ended favorably...

Importing alcoholic beverages and wondering where your reduced tax rates and credits are? Customs and Border Protection prepares to implement the system to allow you to file for your refunds.

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October 9, 2018

The Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2017 didn’t just help domestic...

Read what the USMCA has in store for U.S. craft beer, wine, and distilled spirits – it’s great for brewers, vintners, and distillers.

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October 4, 2018

The “Alcohol Annex” to the new United States-Canada-Mexico Trade Deal that replaces NAFTA is...