TTB Newsletter for January 16, 2026

Visit Us at the Unified Wine and Grape Symposium!

If you plan to attend the Unified Wine and Grape Symposium, come visit us at the TTB booth on January 28-29! We'll have TTB specialists on hand to answer your questions and provide on-the-spot assistance with labeling, taxes, and permit applications. Whether you would like to check the status of your application, get an answer to inform a new label design, or just say hello, come see our team in booth 1007!

Postal Service: Postmarks and Postal Possession

TTB-regulated industries may find this notice of interest.

SOURCE: Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 224 / Monday, November 24, 2025

AGENCY: Postal Service

ACTION: Final rule

SUMMARY: The Postal Service is adding section 608.11, ''Postmarks and Postal Possession,'' to the Domestic Mail Manual (DMM). This new section defines postmarks, identifies the types of Postal Service markings that qualify as postmarks, and describes the circumstances under which those markings are applied. It also advises customers of how to obtain evidence of the date on which the Postal Service accepts possession of their mailings. This new language in the DMM does not change any existing postal operations or postmarking practices but is instead intended to improve public understanding of postmarks and their relationship to the date of mailing.

DATES: Effective December 24, 2025.