Fall 2025 Chemist Certification Dates Extended
We are extending several dates associated with the Fall 2025 cycle of the TTB Chemist Certification Program to avoid potential disruptions to industry operations.
Is your certification about to expire?
Current chemist certifications that expire December 31, 2025, will be extended to February 28, 2026.
Are you waiting on a pending application to obtain your certification?
For those who submitted applications during the current Fall 2025 cycle that ended October 1, 2025, the next steps of that process will proceed with adjusted timelines, as follows:
- We will send samples to those applicants in December 2025.
- Applicants must submit data packets regarding those samples to TTB by January 31, 2026.
- We will notify applicants of final decisions regarding certification by February 28, 2026.
If you have specific questions about TTB’s Chemist Certification Program, contact the Scientific Services Division via webform or at 240-264-1671.
Reminder: Changes to TTB’s Outgoing Payments Effective September 30, 2025
 What is happening?
Executive Order 14247 mandates the transition to electronic payments for all federal receipts and disbursements, including those to and from TTB.
TTB stopped issuing paper checks for disbursements, including tax refunds and drawback, on September 30, 2025.
Additionally, as soon as practicable, we will begin requiring electronic submission of all payments made to TTB.
How does this impact my tax refunds?
Unless you qualify for an exception specified in section 4 of the order, failure to provide your bank account information in connection with a claim will delay your refund.
For tax refund and drawback claims, you need to include your bank account information so that your claim can be processed, and your refund can be deposited directly into the account. Updated claim forms include sections for you to provide your account information. You can find the new forms at these links: TTB Form 5620.8 (claim – alcohol, tobacco, and firearms taxes); TTB Form 5620.7 (tobacco tax drawback); TTB Form 5110.30 (distilled spirits export drawback); TTB Form 5120.24 (wine export drawback); TTB Form 5130.6 (beer export drawback). If you did not include your bank account information with your claim, TTB will ask you to provide the missing information.
For CBMA importer refund claims, the system no longer offers paper checks as a payment option. If you have not already done so, please update your entity’s myTTB information to include bank account information. An entity manager, or other user authorized to access the myTTB Banking service for your entity, can add account information in myTTB by logging in and navigating to the Entity Access/Entity Management screens from the myTTB dashboard. See detailed instructions for adding an initial bank account, deleting an existing bank account, and editing a bank account nickname.
How does this impact my tax payments?
If you currently pay excise taxes with a paper check or money order, we encourage you to begin transitioning to electronic payments through Pay.gov or other electronic funds transfer as soon as possible. Note that payments made through Pay.gov (or other ACH payment method) must be made by 8:55 PM Eastern Time the business day prior to the due date.
Whom do I contact with questions?
Contact TTB’s Office of Permitting and Taxation Call Center at 877-882-3277, and select option 5, or submit this contact form
See Electronic Payment Mandate and Electronic Payment Mandate FAQS for more information.
Happy Thanksgiving!
 TTB offices will be closed Thursday, November 27. The next TTB newsletter will be published on Friday, December 5.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Request for Applicants
 TTB-regulated industries may find this notice of interest.
SOURCE: Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 221 / Wednesday, November 19, 2025
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security
ACTION: Request for applicants for appointment to the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (Committee)
SUMMARY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection is requesting that individuals who are interested in serving on the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (Committee) apply for membership. The Committee provides advice and makes recommendations to the Secretaries of the Department of the Treasury and the Department of Homeland Security on all matters involving the commercial operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and related functions.
DATES: Applications for membership should be submitted to U.S. Customs and Border Protection as indicated in the ADDRESSES section on or before December 19, 2025.
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