48 CFR § 629.202-70 - 629.202-70 Exemptions from other Federal taxes.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t48/s629.202-70"
source: "ecfr"
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title: "48 CFR § 629.202-70 - 629.202-70 Exemptions from other Federal taxes."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "629.202-70"
section_name: "629.202-70 Exemptions from other Federal taxes."
chapter_number: 6
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF STATE"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS"
part_number: "629"
part_name: "TAXES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "22 U.S.C. 2658; 40 U.S.C. 486(c); 48 CFR Subpart 1.3."
regulatory_source: "53 FR 26173, July 11, 1988, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "629"
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# 629.202-70 629.202-70 Exemptions from other Federal taxes.
Taxable articles purchased for presentation abroad as gifts to foreign dignitaries and taxable articles purchased for presentation as gifts to foreign dignitaries visiting in the United States but which are to be taken out of the United States may be exempt from retail taxes or manufacturers excise taxes, in accordance with the letter of October 18, 1963, from the Chief, Excise Tax Branch, Internal Revenue Service.