TTB offers the Chemist Certification Program as a service to the alcohol beverage industry to facilitate the export of beverage alcohol to foreign markets.
Chemists in the private industry are certified by TTB to analyze alcohol beverages for the analytes listed in TTB Procedure 2018-2.
Many countries that require testing as a condition of entry accept a report of analysis of alcohol beverages from a TTB-certified chemist.
How to Apply
New applicants, renewals, and retest applicants who were issued a certificate in the myTTB service should use the myTTB service to submit their application. ISO 17025 applicants and retest applicants who were issued certificates outside of the myTTB service will not use the myTTB service to submit their application.
The myTTB Chemist Certification Service provides a one-stop shop for managing your certification:
- Submit applications and test results through a secure interface.
- Receive notifications to keep you updated throughout the process.
- View and download active certificates.
New applicants and applicants that are renewing certifications that are expiring should submit their applications through the myTTB Chemist Certification Service.
Retest applicants that were issued a certificate through the myTTB Chemist Certification Service should submit their applications in myTTB.
Visit our Chemist Certification Service User Guide for more details and instructions for using the Chemist Certification Service in myTTB.
Applicants applying under their ISO 17025 accreditation (see TTB Procedure 2018-2 Question 6) and applicants re-testing analyses on certificates that were issued outside of the myTTB service (see TTB Procedure 2018-2 Question 16) will need to:
- Submit a request on laboratory or company letterhead,
- Include all of the items listed under question 9 of TTB Procedure 2018-2,
- Send via email to ChemistCertification@ttb.gov.
Full details on application requirements can be found in TTB Procedure 2018-2 at question 9.
Current Lists of Certified Chemists and Qualified Laboratories
The lists of certified chemists are updated twice a year – after the spring and fall cycles.
Certified Beer Chemists
Certified Wine Chemists
Certified Distilled Spirits Chemists
