Title 26 — Internal Revenue CodeRelease 119-73
§5721 Inventories
Title 26 › Subtitle Subtitle E— - Alcohol, Tobacco, and Certain Other Excise Taxes › Chapter CHAPTER 52— - TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND CIGARETTE PAPERS AND TUBES › Subchapter Subchapter C— - Operations by Manufacturers and Importers of Tobacco Products and Cigarette Papers and Tubes and Export Warehouse Proprietors › § 5721
Summary
Tobacco manufacturers, importers, and export-warehouse owners must keep accurate inventories when they start business, when they stop, and whenever the Secretary requires, and internal revenue officers may check those inventories.
Full Legal Text
Title 26, §5721
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Every manufacturer or importer of tobacco products, processed tobacco, or cigarette papers and tubes, and every export warehouse proprietor, shall make a true and accurate inventory at the time of commencing business, at the time of concluding business, and at such other times, in such manner and form, and to include such items, as the Secretary shall by regulation prescribe. Such inventories shall be subject to verification by any internal revenue officer.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2009—Pub. L. 111–3 inserted “, processed tobacco,” after “tobacco products”. 1997—Pub. L. 105–33 inserted “or importer” after “manufacturer”. 1976—Pub. L. 94–455 struck out “or his delegate” after “Secretary”. 1958—Pub. L. 85–859 substituted “manufacturer of tobacco products or cigarette papers and tubes” for “manufacturer of articles” and “internal revenue officer” for “revenue officer”, and inserted provisions to include export warehouse proprietors.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2009 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 111–3 effective Apr. 1, 2009, see section 702(a)(6) of Pub. L. 111–3, set out as a note under section 5702 of this title.
Effective Date
of 1997 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 105–33 applicable to articles removed, as defined in section 5702(j) of this title, after Dec. 31, 1999, with transition rule, see section 9302(i) of Pub. L. 105–33, set out as a note under section 5701 of this title.
Effective Date
of 1958 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 85–859 effective Sept. 3, 1958, see section 210(a)(1) of Pub. L. 85–859, set out as an
Effective Date
note under section 5001 of this title.
Reference
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Citation
26 U.S.C. § 5721
Title 26 — Internal Revenue Code
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73