CHAPTER 52— TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND CIGARETTE PAPERS AND TUBES›Subchapter E— Records of Manufacturers and Importers of Tobacco Products and Cigarette Papers and Tubes, and Export Warehouse Proprietors

§ 5741. Records to be maintained

26 U.S.C. Subtitle E — Alcohol, Tobacco, and Certain Other Excise Taxes (Internal Revenue Code) · 2026 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · United States

Every manufacturer of tobacco products, processed tobacco, or cigarette papers and tubes, every importer, and every export warehouse proprietor shall keep such records in such manner as the Secretary shall by regulation prescribe. The records required under this section shall be available for inspection by any internal revenue officer during business hours.

(Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 715; Pub. L. 85–859, title II, § 202, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1423; Pub. L. 89–44, title V, § 502(b)(9), June 21, 1965, 79 Stat. 151; Pub. L. 94–455, title XXI, § 2128(c), Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1921; Pub. L. 111–3, title VII, § 702(a)(3), Feb. 4, 2009, 123 Stat. 108.)

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26 U.S.C. Subtitle E — Alcohol, Tobacco, and Certain Other Excise Taxes (Internal Revenue Code)

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