Application for Permit to Manufacture or Import Tobacco Products or Processed Tobacco, or to Operate an Export Warehouse, and Applications to Amend Such Permits
ICR 202603-1513-005 · OMB 1513-0078 · Received in OIRA
Application for Permit to Manufacture or Import Tobacco Products or Processed Tobacco, or to Operate an Export Warehouse, and Applications to Amend Such Permits
Extension without change of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
04/22/2026
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
04/30/2026
316
470
455
630
360
250
The Internal Revenue Code (IRC) at 26 U.S.C. 5712 and 5713 requires that importers and manufacturers of tobacco products or processed tobacco and export warehouse proprietors apply for and obtain a permit before engaging in such operations, or at such other times, as the Secretary of the Treasury prescribes by regulation. In addition, 26 U.S.C. 5712 sets forth circumstances under which a permit application may be denied, such as if the applicant, including any corporate officer, director, or major stockholder, is ineligible to obtain a permit by reason of business experience, financial standing, or certain criminal convictions. Under those IRC authorities, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) regulations in 27 CFR parts 40, 41, and 44 require tobacco industry members to submit applications using the prescribed TTB forms for new permits or, under certain circumstances, amended permits. Respondents use the mandated application forms and any required supporting documents to identify themselves and their business, along with its location, organization, financing, and major investors. Once TTB issues a permit, the permittee must retain a copy of their application package for as long as they continue in business, available for TTB inspection upon request. This information collection request is necessary to protect the revenue by ensuring that only persons eligible under the relevant provisions of the IRC are provided a permit to engage in tobacco-related businesses.
There are no program changes associated with this information collection request at this time, and TTB is submitting it for extension purposes only. As for adjustments, based on recent data, TTB is decreasing the estimated number of annual respondents, total annual responses, and total annual burden hours associated with this information collection request, from 470 respondents and total responses to 316 each, and from 630 hours to 455 hours. The per-response burden for each information collection contained in this request is adjusted due to changes in agency estimates based on the number of electronic (PONL) and paper form submissions of each collection. The estimated number of annual responses per respondent, one, remains as previously reported.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Application for Amended Permit to Import Tobacco Products or Processed Tobacco (Public Sector)