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Electronic Payments Mandate   July 31, 2026 What Does It Mean When You See Wine Labeled as "Table Wine with Natural Flavors" or "Grape Wine with Natural Flavors”?  “Table Wine with Natural Flavors" and "Grape Wine with Natural Flavors” are statements of composition. A statement like this is required on a wine label when a wine does not fall within any of the current standards of identity set forth in TTB wine labeling regulations at 27 CFR, Part 4, Subpart C (Grape Wine, Fruit Wine, Aperitif Wine, etc.).  If a wine product does not fit a standard of identity, TTB requires under 27 CFR 4.34 that the product be designated with a "truthful and adequate statement of composition" on the brand label, and we have accepted statements such as "Table Wine with Natural Flavors" for that purpose. The statement of composition is not required to be a complete listing of ingredients. Wine Labeling Presidential Proclamation   TTB-regulated industries may find this proclamation of interest.    SOURCE: Federal Register / Vol. 91, No. 140 / Thursday, July 23, 2026     Proclamation 11046 of July 20, 2026: Imposing Additional Duties to Offset Canadian Discrimination Against the Commerce of the United States with Respect to Alcoholic Beverages    Read Federal Register Notice United States Trade Representative: Notice of Action   TTB-regulated industries may find this notice of interest.   Notice of Actions in Section 301 Investigations of Acts, Policies, and Practices of Various Economies Related to the Failure of Each Economy to Impose and Effectively Enforce a Prohibition on the Importation of Goods Produced With Forced Labor    SOURCE: Federal Register / Vol. 91, No. 143 / Tuesday, July 28, 2026     AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR)    ACTION: Notice of action     SUMMARY: The United States Trade Representative (Trade Representative) has determined under Section 301(b) and Section 304(a) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (Trade Act), that in each of 60 investigations, certain of the acts, policies, and practices of the economy at issue are actionable and that action by the United States is appropriate. In accordance with the specific direction of the President, the Trade Representative is taking actions in each of these investigations by imposing tariffs on all products of the investigated economy, with certain exemptions as provided in Annexes I and II to this notice (Notice). Consistent with the specific direction of the President, for an economy that imposes a forced labor import prohibition, has committed to impose and enforce such a prohibition through an Agreement on Reciprocal Trade (ART), or has imposed a partial regime with the effect of preventing the importation of certain forced labor goods, the Trade Representative has determined 10 percent is the appropriate rate of Section 301 duties, with specific economies subject to a 10 percent rate net of a product’s most-favored-nation (MFN) duty. For every other economy, and in accordance with the specific direction of the President, the Trade Representative has determined 12.5 percent is the appropriate rate of Section 301 duty, with specific economies subject to a 12.5 percent rate net of a product’s MFN duty. The Trade Representative has also determined, consistent with the specific direction of the President, to establish, when feasible, tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) for Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, and Malaysia, based on each economy’s importation of U.S. inputs, to encourage the importation by each of these economies of U.S. cotton and textile goods, in order to reduce reliance on inputs from other sources that are more likely to contain forced labor inputs.    Dates: The additional rates of duty are applicable with respect to products that are entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on July 24, 2026, except that goods loaded onto a vessel at the port of loading and in transit on the final mode of transit before 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on July 24, 2026, and entered for consumption or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption before 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on July 28, 2026, shall not be subject to such additional duty.    Read Federal Register Notice  Food and Drug Administration: Reorganization   TTB-regulated industries may find this notice of interest.    SOURCE: Federal Register / Vol. 91, No. 144 / Wednesday, July 29, 2026     AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS    ACTION: Notice    SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) plans to centralize and enhance key functions across the agency. These changes will reduce redundancies, improve efficiency, and advance alignment to better serve the American public.     FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Contact Eric Stone, Acting Associate Director for Enterprise Solutions, Office of Operations, 10903 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20993.    Read Federal Register Notice  What's Trending on TTB.gov:  Tutorial pages Getting Started in a TTB Regulated Industry  TTB Smart Form User Guide, TTB F 5000.24sm Proofing Tutorial Drawback Tutorial Home Specially Denatured Spirits/Completely Denatured Alcohol (SDS/CDA) Tutorial  Upcoming TTB Outreach Activities August 4-6: NSSF Import/Export Conference August 17-19: American Distilling Institute (ADI) Craft Spirits Conference For More TTB News TTB.gov Newsletters Archive Contact TTB This email was sent to politikimx@gmail.com using Granicus Communications Cloud on behalf of: TTB.gov · 1310 G Street, NW , Box 12 · Washington, DC 20005 · 202-453-2000