Tobacco Info
Frequently Asked Questions
Updated 08/29/01
T1: What Federal laws does the Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) enforce concerning tobacco products?
T2: What are the federal and state excise taxes
imposed on tobacco?
T3: Who can I contact about a person selling
cigarettes that were intended to be given free to customers (for example,
buy one pack and get one free)?
T4: Who can I contact about a person in the United
States selling cigarettes that are marked "Tax-exempt. For use outside
U.S." or with a similar notice?
T5: What must I do if I want to start a business
that sells, manufactures or imports tobacco?
T6: What must I do if I want to import
tobacco for personal use?
T7: What is required to sell tobacco on the Internet?
T8: Does the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
(ATF) have information or studies about the effects of using tobacco?
T9: How does the
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF)
inform people of proposed and final changes to the regulations?
T10: Can a business get back the tax money from
alcohol or tobacco if the product is destroyed in a disaster such as a
fire, earthquake, flood, or tornado?
T11: What are tobacco products?
T12: Does the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and
Firearms (ATF) regulate the advertising of tobacco products or cigarette
papers or tubes?
T13: Does the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and
Firearms (ATF) enforce the Surgeon General's warning on certain tobacco
products?
T14: How does the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco
and Firearms (ATF) classify a tobacco product commonly referred to as
"bidi", "beedi" and "biri."
T15: If I grow tobacco, do I need a license
or permit from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF)?
T16: Is the sale of a single cigarette, loose
cigarettes or other tobacco products legal?
T17: Can I import cigars made in Cuba into the
United States?
T18: Does the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and
Firearms (ATF) regulate the age of individuals who can purchase, use,
possess, sell, or otherwise deal in, tobacco products?
T19: Can the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and
Firearms (ATF) supply me with the names, addresses and other information
about manufacturers, importers, wholesalers or retailers of tobacco products?
T20: Are cigarettes marked "not for sale"
or "complimentary" subject to the new Floor Stocks Tax in 2002?
T21: May I purchase, for my personal consumption
or use, tobacco products or cigarette papers or tubes on which Federal
excise tax has not been paid?