Jay Jones
Attorney General of Virginia

Non-Participating Manufacturers

Tobacco Product Manufacturer Requirements and Resources

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Annual Certification Application Instructions:

Annual certification applications are due in this office no later than April 30.

Supplemental certification applications are due in this office 30 days prior to any desired changes to previously approved certification applications.

All fields must be filled in and all attachment/supporting documentation must be included with the certification application before it will be considered for review.

This office may require other supplemental supporting documentation in addition to what is expressly outlined in the certification application.

Notice Regarding Non-Participating Manufacturer Escrow Documentation and Payments. 

Forms:

TT-19-NPM Annual Certification Application  (Also to be used for Supplemental and New Applications.)

Declaration of Tobacco Product Importer Accepting Joint and Several Liability and Appointing Resident Agent. 

Model Escrow Agreement 

Bond Form 

Certifications of Compliance:

Yearly Deposits made in 2026 for 2025 - Cigarette Sales 

Yearly Deposits made in 2026 for 2025 - RYO Sales 

Quarterly Deposits for 2025 - Cigarette Sales 

Quarterly Deposit for 2025 - RYO Sales 

Quarterly Deposits for 2026 - Cigarette Sales 

Quarterly Deposits for 2026 - RYO Sales 

Certifications of No Sales:

Yearly Deposits-Cigarette Sales 

Yearly Deposits-RYO Sales 

Quarterly Deposits-Cigarette Sales 

Quarterly Deposits-RYO Sales 

Mail the original fully executed Certification Application and all attachments and supporting documents to:

Office of the Attorney General
Attn: Tobacco Enforcement Unit 

Office of the Attorney General
202 North 9th Street
Richmond, Virginia  23219

Mail a copy of the Certification Application to:

Virginia Departement of Taxation
Attn: Tobacco Tax Unit

P.O. Box 715 
Richmond, Virginia 23218

Recent Press Releases

June 24, 2026
This week, Attorney General Jay Jones welcomed legislators, law enforcement officers, gun violence prevention advocates, and members of the community to discuss the importance of Virginia’s firearm industry accountability law going into effect July 1.
June 24, 2026
The Lynchburg Circuit Court ruled today, effective July 1, to dissolve the injunction blocking background checks on the private sale of firearms in Wilson v. Hanley, delivering a major victory for gun violence prevention efforts and the public safety of our Commonwealth.
June 24, 2026
On this day four years ago, the Supreme Court reversed decades of precedent and took away every American’s constitutional right to make medical decisions about their bodies in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health decision.
June 24, 2026
Attorney General Jay Jones today, as part of a multistate coalition, filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida to carefully evaluate the parties’ conduct and purported “settlement” agreement in Trump v. IRS.