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Revenue Collection / Confiscations

All persons who have liquor or cigarettes confiscated should receive a receipt from the taxpayer compliance officer. If you did not receive a receipt, please e-mail poe@tabc.state.tx.us.

During the 2008 Fiscal Year, Ports of Entry taxpayer compliance officers confiscated and destroyed 12,357 alcoholic beverage and cigarette containers. These containers were confiscated for the following reasons:

  • importations in excess of legal limits,
  • importations not declared,
  • persons refusing to pay the required taxes and fees,
  • importations by intoxicated persons,
  • importations attempted by persons under 21 years of age, and
  • persons not having proper ID.

The charts below show the revenue collected, number of containers stamped, and number of containers confiscated annually from Fiscal Year 2003 to Fiscal Year 2008.

Total Revenue Collected
  Alcoholic Beverages $ Cigarettes $ Total $
FY03 2,200,735 1,423,481 3,624,216
FY04 2,667,966 1,200,355 3,868,321
FY05 2,633,158 977,589 3,610,747
FY06 2,709,685 945,959 3,655,644
FY07 2,746,750 1,240,261 3,987,011
FY08 2,550,079 906,681 3,456,760

Total Containers Stamped
  Alcoholic Beverages Cigarettes Total
FY03 2,274,620 3,088,489 5,363,109
FY04 2,614,627 2,927,695 5,542,322
FY05 2,603,444 2,385,021 4,988,465
FY06 2,431,746 1,943,999 4,375,745
FY07 2,439,214 1,221,659 3,660,873
FY08 2,277,899 604,454 2,882,353

Total Confiscations
  Alcoholic Beverages Cigarettes Total
FY03 6,739 5,930 12,669
FY04 8,773 3,143 11,916
FY05 8,251 2,203 10,454
FY06 8,728 2,707 11,435
FY07 7,439 8,265 15,704
FY08 5,487 6,870 12,357