TTB Issues Technical Correction to Ruling on Substitute Denaturants
The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau is issuing a technical correction to its April 2010 ruling (2010-3), which authorized hexane (mixed isomers), n-hexane, cyclohexane, heptane, potassium hydroxide, distilled lime oil (Citrus aurantifolia), lemon oil (Citrus limonium), and cornmint…
Sign up for a free preview to unlock the rest of this article
Timely, relevant coverage of court proceedings and agency rulings involving tariffs, classification, valuation, origin and antidumping and countervailing duties. Each day, Trade Law Daily subscribers receive a daily headline email, in-depth PDF edition and access to all relevant documents via our trade law source document library and website.
oil (Mentha arvensis and Mentha canadensis) as substitute denaturants. TTB is now specifying exact amounts of denaturants for use in specially denatured alcohol (SDA) rather than minimum amounts of denaturants to ensure TTB’s ability to verify compliance with the regulations, and to maintain a clear distinction between SDA and articles produced using SDA. (See ITT's Online Archives or 05/06/10 news, 10050629, for BP summary of the original ruling.)