---
kind: "section"
citation: "27 C.F.R. § 27.74"
title: "27"
number: "27.74"
heading: "Exemption from requirements pertaining to marks, bottles, and labels."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/27/27.74"
---

# §27.74. Exemption from requirements pertaining to marks, bottles, and labels.


The provisions of this part relating to the labeling of containers as prescribed by [27 CFR part 5](/cfr/27/part5.md) are not applicable to imported distilled spirits (a) not for sale or for any other commercial purpose whatever; (b) on which no internal revenue tax is required to be paid or determined on or before withdrawal from customs custody; (c) for use as ship stores; or (d) for personal use. Samples of distilled spirits, other than those provided for in §§ [27.49](/cfr/27/27.49.md) and [27.75](/cfr/27/27.75.md), imported for any purpose are not exempt from the requirements pertaining to marks, bottles, and labels. Samples of wine and beer brought into the United States pursuant to [§ 27.49](/cfr/27/27.49.md) are exempt from the requirements pertaining to marks, bottles, and labels. Samples of wine and beer brought into the United States pursuant to [§ 27.49](/cfr/27/27.49.md) are exempt from the labeling requirements of 27 CFR parts [4](/cfr/27/part4.md) and [7](/cfr/27/part7.md), respectively. Exemptions from the requirements that imported distilled spirits, wines, and beer be marked to indicate the country of origin are set forth in customs regulations ([19 CFR part 11](/cfr/19/part11.md)).


## Notes

### Amendments

[T.D. ATF-206, 50 FR 23956, June 7, 1985]

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a), 19 U.S.C. 81c, 1202; 26 U.S.C. 5001, 5007, 5008, 5010, 5041, 5051, 5054, 5061, 5121, 5122-5124, 5201, 5205, 5207, 5232, 5273, 5301, 5313, 5382, 5555, 6038E, 6065, 6109, 6302, 7805.

### Source

Source: 20 FR 3561, May 21, 1955, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 40 FR 16835, Apr. 15, 1975, and further redesignated by T.D. ATF-479, 67 FR 30799, May 8, 2002.

### Amendments

[T.D. ATF-206, 50 FR 23956, June 7, 1985]