G/TBT/N/USA/1769  
26 August 2021  
(21-6450) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), Department of 
the Treasury [1798]  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Please submit comments to: USA WTO TBT Inquiry Point, Email: usatbtep@nist.gov  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Singani; 
Quality (ICS 03.120), Alcoholic beverages (ICS 67.160.10)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Proposed 
Addition of Singani to the Standards of Identity for Distilled Spirits (5 page(s), in English)  
6. Description  of content:  Notice of proposed rulemaking - The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax 
and Trade Bureau (TTB) proposes to  amend the regulations that set forth the standards 
of identity for  distilled spirits to include Singani as a type of brandy that is a  distinctive 
product of Bolivia. This proposal follows a joint petition  submitted by the Plurinational 
State of Bolivia and Singani 63, Inc.,  and subsequent discussions with the Office of the 
United States Trade  Representative. TTB invites comments on this proposed amend ment 
to its  regulations, including comments on its proposal to authorize a minimum  bottling 
proof of 35 percent alcohol by volume (or 70[deg] proof) for  Singani.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consume r information, labelling; Quality requirements; Reducing trade 
barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:  86 Federal Register (FR) 47429, 25 August 2021; Title 27 Code 
of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 5:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-08-25/html/2021 -18205.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-08-25/pdf/2021 -18205.pdf  
This Notice of proposed rulemaking is identified by Docket Number TTB -2021-0008. The 
Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at  
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/TTB -2021-0008/document  and provides access to 
primary documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible from 
Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number. WTO Members and their stakeholders 
are asked to submit comments to the USA TBT Enquiry Point . Comments received by the 
USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO M embers and their stakeholders will be shared with the G/TBT/N/USA/1769  
 
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  regulator and will also be submitted to the Docket  on Regulations.gov if received within 
the comment period.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  25 October 2021  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/USA/21_5414_00_e.pdf