TITLE 27 - ALCOHOL, TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND FIREARMS

CHAPTER I - ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

SUBCHAPTER A - LIQUORS

PART 27 - IMPORTATION OF DISTILLED SPIRITS, WINES, AND BEER

subpart i - IMPORTER'S RECORDS AND REPORTS

27.136 - Filing.

  (a) All records and reports required by this part will be maintained separately, by transaction or reporting date, at the importer's place of business. The appropriate ATF officer may, pursuant to an application, authorize files, or an individual file, to be maintained at another business location under the control of the importer, if the alternative location does not cause undue inconvenience to appropriate ATF officers desiring to examine the files or delay in the timely submission of documents, and are not inconsistent with Customs recordkeeping requirements (See 19 CFR part 163).

  (b) If an importer conducts wholesale operations, one legible copy of each required record of receipt and disposition shall be filed not later than one business day following the date of transaction.

  (c) If an importer conducts only retail operations, they may maintain either loose-leaf or book records of the daily receipt of liquors which contain all the required information.

  (d) Supporting documents, such as consignors' invoices, delivery receipts, bills of lading, etc., or exact copies of the same, may be filed in accordance with the importer's regular accounting and recordkeeping practices. (Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 1512 0352) (Sec. 201, Pub. L. 85859, 72 Stat. 1342, as amended, 1395, as amended (26 U.S.C. 5114, 5555)) [T.D. ATF116, 47 FR 51573, Nov. 16, 1982, as amended by T.D. ATF172, 49 FR 14943, Apr. 16, 1984; T.D. ATF 474, 67 FR 11232, Mar. 13, 2002]