Days to Process Permits Online Original Applications

This information is compiled to show the average turnaround time it takes TTB to process applications to operate new businesses. This data pertains to the segment of applications which are received through TTB's electronic application system, Permits Online (PONL). The average number of days to process represents the average number of days elapsed from the date the National Revenue Center receives the application through the date that the applicant is approved to operate. The approval process may include:

Initial evaluation of the application for completeness,
Background checks,
Field investigations,
Examination of equipment and premises,
Legal analysis of proposed operations.

You can log into your Permits Online account at any time to check the status of your application. We suggest that you only call us to inquire about the status of your application if we have exceeded the average application processing times below. The time necessary to process an application varies and typically, applications to operate a production or manufacturing plant take longer. These statistics span the previous three months of available data.

MONTH:	November 2017	December 2017	January 2018
Type	Avg Days to Process PONL Applications	Avg Days to Process PONL Applications	Avg Days to Process PONL Applications
Alcohol Fuel Plant	27	15	11
Brewery	48	59	61
Bonded Wine Cellar	212	71	45
Bonded Winery	60	62	57
Distilled Spirits Plants	77	70	86
Export Warehouse	N/A	N/A	N/A
Firearms/Ammunition/Tax Free	N/A	36	27
Importer (Alcohol)	53	48	50
Mfr Cigarettes Papers and Tubes	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mfr of Tobacco Products	165	489	N/A
Specially Denatured Spirits	48	46	50
Tax Free Alcohol User	36	7	57
Tobacco Importers	148	298	101
Volatile Fruit Concentrate Plant	N/A	N/A	N/A
Wholesaler (Alcohol)	51	50	49

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Page last reviewed: April 25, 2016
Page last update: February 5, 2018
Maintained by: National Revenue Center

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