TTB COLAs & Formulas

TTB Certificate of Label Approvals (COLAs) are required to ensure that distilleries & importers comply with federal regulations when marketing and designing labels for their alcoholic beverages. TTB administer those regulations in order to prohibit the use of misleading statements on labels, to assure the use of adequate information as to the identity and quality of beverage products, and to protect against consumer deception.

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TTB COLAs & Formulas

COLAs (Certificates of Label Approval)

A COLA is the TTB approval of your physical label of your spirits product. TTB requires that certain mandatory information appear on your beverage’s label and the COLA process confirms compliance by the issuance of an Approved TTBCOLA. We are labeling regulatory experts.

State Labels & Product Approval

If you would like to sell your spirits within a certain state you will need to obtain and label/product approval from that state before it can be shipped or sold*. Let us review your labels, create your accounts and obtain expedited state approvals. Open your product to a new market once your label are approved.

Formulas (FONL)

Dependent on a number of factors, a TTB product Formula may need to be approved before your COLAs can be submitted. Let us assist with your FIDS Sheets(Flavor Ingredient Data Sheets), Non Beverage Flavor Formulas, Statements of Process, Pre-Import Approval, Lab Testing & More

Non Beverage Formulas

Non Beverage Formulas include Food, Flavors, Medicine & Perfume. Hemp and CBD Extraction coming soon! An approved Non Beverage Formula is the first step to obtain Drawback, which is to claim a return on most of the distilled spirits excise tax paid. This means money back in your pocket.

TTB Formulas and COLAs

Many importers, beverage & non beverage manufacturers (DSPs) along with dealers may not realize that an approved TTB formula may be required. Let us review your products, formulas and labels so you can stay 100% compliant.