Internal Revenue Code · 26 U.S.C.
§ 5364. Wine imported in bulk
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Cite as 26 U.S.C. § 5364
At a glance
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- Status
- In force
- Added
- August 5, 1997 by Pub. L. 105–34
- Last amended
- July 22, 1998 by Pub. L. 105–206
- Amendments
- 1 dated changes in the source credit
- Length
- 143 words · about 1 min to read
- Cross-references
- cites 1; cited by 1 Code section and 0 other regulations
Natural wine (as defined in section 5381) imported or brought into the United States in bulk containers may, under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, be withdrawn from customs custody and transferred in such bulk containers to the premises of a bonded wine cellar without payment of the internal revenue tax imposed on such wine. The proprietor of a bonded wine cellar to which such wine is transferred shall become liable for the tax on the wine withdrawn from customs custody under this section upon release of the wine from customs custody, and the importer, or the person bringing such wine into the United States, shall thereupon be relieved of the liability for such tax.
(Added Pub. L. 105–34, title XIV, § 1422(a), Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 1050; amended Pub. L. 105–206, title VI, § 6014(b)(3), July 22, 1998, 112 Stat. 820.)
Cross-references
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Amendment history
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- Amended by Pub. L. 105–206
- Added by Pub. L. 105–34
Where it sits in the Code
- Subtitle E Alcohol, Tobacco, and Certain Other Excise Taxes
- Chapter 51 DISTILLED SPIRITS, WINES, AND BEER
- Subchapter F Bonded and Taxpaid Wine Premises
- Part II OPERATIONS
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Official notes
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Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior section 5364, added Pub. L. 85–859, title II, § 201, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1381, limited proprietors of bonded wine cellars or taxpaid wine bottling houses to the production, reception, storage, or use of only standard wine, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 96–39, title VIII, §§ 807(a)(46), 810, July 26, 1979, 93 Stat. 287, 292, eff. Jan. 1, 1980.
Another prior section 5364, act Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 665, consisted of provisions similar to those comprising this section, prior to the general revision of this chapter by Pub. L. 85–859.
Amendments
1998—Pub. L. 105–206 substituted “Natural wine (as defined in section 5381) imported or brought into” for “Wine imported or brought into” in first sentence.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1998 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 105–206 effective, except as otherwise provided, as if included in the provisions of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, Pub. L. 105–34, to which such amendment relates, see section 6024 of Pub. L. 105–206, set out as a note under section 1 of this title.
Effective Date
Pub. L. 105–34, title XIV, § 1422(c), Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 1050, provided that: “The amendments made by this section [enacting this section] shall take effect on the 1st day of the 1st calendar quarter that begins at least 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Aug. 5, 1997].”