Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau

aid: alcohol-and-tobacco-tax-and-trade-bureau
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/alcohol-and-tobacco-tax-and-trade-bureau/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
tags:
- Alcohol
- Tobacco
- Federal Government
- Excise Tax
- Regulation
- Treasury
kind: contract
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
access: 3rd-Party
created: '2024-11-21T00:00:00.000Z'
modified: '2026-04-19'
position: Consuming
description: The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), statutorily named the Tax and Trade Bureau, is a bureau of
  the United States Department of the Treasury. TTB regulates and collects federal excise taxes on alcohol, tobacco, firearms,
  and ammunition. The bureau enforces Federal laws and regulations related to alcohol and tobacco products, issues permits
  for producers, importers, and wholesalers, approves label applications for alcohol beverages, and provides open data on
  tax collections, permit holders, and approved product labels. TTB administers approximately $20 billion in annual federal
  excise tax collections from the alcohol and tobacco industries.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: alcohol-and-tobacco-tax-and-trade-bureau:ttb-open-data-api
  name: TTB Open Data API
  tags:
  - Open Data
  - Socrata
  - Excise Tax
  humanURL: https://www.ttb.gov/open-government/open-data
  description: The TTB Open Data API provides programmatic access to TTB statistical and regulatory datasets via the Socrata
    Open Data API (SODA). Available datasets include alcohol beverage tax collections by commodity and state, federal basic
    permit holders, approved Certificate of Label Approval (COLA) records, and brewery/winery/distillery permit data. The
    SODA API supports filtering, sorting, pagination, and JSON/CSV output formats.
  properties:
  - type: DataAPI
    url: https://data.ttb.gov/resource/
- aid: alcohol-and-tobacco-tax-and-trade-bureau:ttb-cola-registry
  name: TTB COLA Registry
  tags:
  - Alcohol Beverage Labels
  - COLA
  - Open Data
  humanURL: https://www.ttb.gov/labeling/cola-registry
  description: The TTB Public COLA (Certificate of Label Approval) Registry provides access to approved alcohol beverage labels.
    Users and industry members can search for approved labels by product type, brand name, filer name, and approval date.
    The registry covers wine, distilled spirits, and malt beverage label approvals required before commercial sale in interstate
    or foreign commerce.
  properties:
  - type: DataAPI
    url: https://www.ttb.gov/labeling/cola-registry
- aid: alcohol-and-tobacco-tax-and-trade-bureau:ttb-permits-online
  name: TTB Permits Online
  tags:
  - Permits
  - Licensing
  - Alcohol
  - Tobacco
  humanURL: https://www.ttb.gov/permitting/permits-online
  description: TTB Permits Online is the electronic portal for applying for and managing federal basic permits, brewer's notices,
    distilled spirits plant permits, and tobacco permits. The system allows industry members to submit permit applications,
    file operational reports, and pay federal excise taxes electronically. Permit status and holder data are published as
    open data.
  properties:
  - type: GovernmentAPI
    url: https://www.ttb.gov/permitting/permits-online
common:
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/alcohol-and-tobacco-tax-and-trade-bureau
- type: Website
  url: https://www.ttb.gov
- type: Portal
  url: https://www.ttb.gov/open-government/open-data
- type: DataPortal
  url: https://data.ttb.gov
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.ttb.gov/about-ttb/laws-and-regulations
- type: Contact
  url: https://www.ttb.gov/contact
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.ttb.gov/about-ttb/privacy-policy
- type: FOIA
  url: https://www.ttb.gov/about-ttb/foia
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/ttb-gov
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Excise Tax Data
    description: Annual and monthly federal excise tax collections broken down by alcohol and tobacco commodity type and by
      state.
  - name: COLA Registry
    description: Public searchable database of all approved Certificate of Label Approval (COLA) records for wine, spirits,
      and malt beverages.
  - name: Permit Holder Data
    description: Open data on federal basic permit holders including producers, importers, wholesalers, and retailers of alcohol
      beverages.
  - name: Socrata SODA API
    description: TTB datasets are published on the Socrata platform, accessible via the standard Socrata Open Data API (SODA)
      with JSON and CSV output.
  - name: Statistical Reports
    description: Annual statistical reports on alcohol and tobacco tax collections, industry production volumes, and commodity
      statistics.
  - name: eFOIA Portal
    description: Electronic Freedom of Information Act (eFOIA) request submission and tracking for TTB records not available
      through open data.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Alcohol Industry Compliance Research
    description: Producers, importers, and retailers use TTB permit and label data to verify compliance status and competitive
      market intelligence.
  - name: Tax Revenue Analysis
    description: Policy researchers and economists analyze TTB excise tax collection data to study alcohol and tobacco market
      trends.
  - name: Label Approval Tracking
    description: Alcohol beverage companies track COLA approval status and research competitor label approvals in the public
      registry.
  - name: Market Research
    description: Industry analysts use production volume statistics and permit holder counts to assess market size and industry
      structure.
  - name: Academic Research
    description: Public health researchers use TTB consumption proxy data (tax collection volumes) to study alcohol consumption
      patterns.
  - name: Journalism and FOIA Research
    description: Journalists and public interest groups use TTB open data and FOIA to investigate regulatory compliance and
      enforcement actions.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: api.data.gov
    description: TTB datasets are accessible through api.data.gov, the government-wide API management platform hosted by GSA.
  - name: Data.gov Catalog
    description: TTB open datasets are cataloged on data.gov, the federal open data portal managed by GSA.
  - name: Socrata Open Data Platform
    description: TTB uses the Socrata platform (data.ttb.gov) to publish and provide API access to regulatory datasets.
  - name: IRS
    description: TTB coordinates with the Internal Revenue Service on excise tax administration and data sharing.
  - name: CBP (US Customs)
    description: TTB coordinates with U.S. Customs and Border Protection on alcohol and tobacco import regulation and taxation.
  - name: ATF
    description: TTB works with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives on shared jurisdiction over alcohol
      and tobacco regulation.