19 CFR 12.37 – Restricted importations
(a) The basic permit requirements prescribed by the act of August 29, 1935 (27 U.S.C. § 203), shall not be deemed applicable when the port director is satisfied that the liquor is for personal use or for experimental purposes in the making of analyses, tests, or comparisons.
Terms Used In 19 CFR 12.37
- port director: means the person who has jurisdiction within the geographical boundaries of their port of entry unless the regulations provide that particular trade functions or determinations are exclusively within the purview of a Center Director or other CBP personnel. See 19 CFR 101.1
(b) The production of a basic permit shall not be required when spirits are withdrawn from warehouse under any form of withdrawal entry.
(c) Blending or rectifying of wines or distilled spirits in class 6 manufacturing warehouses, or the bottling of imported distilled spirits in class 8 manipulation warehouses, shall not be permitted unless the proprietor has obtained an appropriate permit from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.