---
kind: "section"
citation: "27 C.F.R. § 20.189"
title: "27"
number: "20.189"
heading: "Use of specially denatured spirits."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/27/20.189"
---

# §20.189. Use of specially denatured spirits.

- (a) Specially denatured spirits shall not be used for any purpose not authorized in this section.
- (b) Specially denatured spirits shall be used (1) in the manufacture of articles in accordance with the formula requirements of [subpart F](/cfr/27/subpartF.md) of this part, (2) for other purposes in accordance with approved statements of process ([§ 20.94](/cfr/27/20.94.md)), or (3) in the case of S.D.A. Formula No. 3-A, 3-C, or 30, for mechanical or laboratory purposes not involving the development of a product.
- (c) Unless otherwise authorized by the appropriate TTB officer, each formulation of S.D.S. may be used only for the purposes authorized for that formulation under [part 21](/cfr/27/part21.md) of this chapter.
- (d) By the use of essential oils and/or chemicals in the manufacture of each article containing 0.5 percent or more alcohol by weight or volume, the manufacturer shall ensure that:
  - (1) Each finished article is unfit for beverage use; and
  - (2) Unless approved “for export only” under [§ 20.193(b)](/cfr/27/20.193.md?p=b), each finished article is incapable of being reclaimed or diverted to beverage use or internal human use.
- (e) Each finished article shall conform to the sample, if any, and formula for that article approved in accordance with subpart F of this part.

## Notes

### Amendments

[T.D. ATF-199, 50 FR 9162, Mar. 6, 1985, as amended by T.D. ATF-435, 66 FR 5475, Jan. 19, 2001; T.D. TTB-140, 81 FR 59459, Aug. 30, 2016]

### Authority

Authority: 26 U.S.C. 5001, 5206, 5214, 5271-5275, 5311, 5552, 5555, 5607, 6065, 6109, 7805.

### Source

Source: T.D. ATF-199, 50 FR 9162, Mar. 6, 1985, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[T.D. ATF-199, 50 FR 9162, Mar. 6, 1985, as amended by T.D. ATF-435, 66 FR 5475, Jan. 19, 2001; T.D. TTB-140, 81 FR 59459, Aug. 30, 2016]