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Application Processing Times

You have applied for a permit, certificate of label approval (COLA), or other approval from TTB. Now how long will it take to process your application?

Our Current Processing Times charts show up-to-date processing information for applications in calendar days. Use this information to estimate when your application is likely to be processed. You can always check the status of your application at any time by logging into your account if you applied online.

Current Processing Times for:

Permit Applications  

Processing times for a TTB permit or registration by application type.

Label Applications (or COLAs)

Processing times by alcohol beverage commodity.

Formula Applications

Processing times by alcohol beverage commodity.

COLAs Online/Formulas Online Registrations

Processing times to register users for access to these systems.

Need to Check the Status of Your Application?

Log in by using your COLAs Online/Formulas Online user ID and password to check the status of your labeling or formula application.

Careful!  You cannot use your Permits Online user ID and password to login to COLAs Online/Formulas Online.

Log in by using your Permits Online user ID and password to check the status of your permit application.

Careful!  You cannot use your COLAs Online/Formulas Online user ID and password to login to Permits Online.

More Information

IMPORTANT

You cannot use your COLAs Online/Formulas Online password to login Permits Online. You must have a separate user ID and password for Permits Online.

 

CONTACT US

For technical assistance with any of these systems, please contact the TTB Helpdesk. Representatives are available Monday through Friday between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. ET. For all other inquiries contact us online or by telephone:

 

Last reviewed: June 26, 2014
Last updated: February 28, 2022
Maintained by: Alcohol Labeling and Formulation Division