HTS heading 2208
Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 80 percent vol.; spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages — 61 codes under this heading, with the duty on each.
| Code | Description | General rate | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2208 | Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 80 percent vol.; spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 2208.20 | Spirits obtained by distilling grape wine or grape marc (grape brandy) + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 2208.20.10.00 | Pisco and singani + Ch. 99 | Free | pf.liters |
| 2208.20.20.00 | Valued not over $2.38/liter + Ch. 99 | Free | pf.liters |
| 2208.20.30.00 | Valued over $2.38 but not over $3.43/liter + Ch. 99 | Free | pf.liters |
| 2208.20.40.00 | Valued over $3.43/liter + Ch. 99 | Free | pf.liters |
| 2208.20.50.00 | Valued not over $2.38/liter + Ch. 99 | Free | pf.liters |
| 2208.20.60.00 | Valued over $2.38/liter + Ch. 99 | Free | pf.liters |
| 2208.30 | Whiskies + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 2208.30.30 | Irish and Scotch + Ch. 99 | Free | — |
| 2208.30.30.30 | In containers each holding not over 4 liters + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 2208.30.30) | pf.liters |
| 2208.30.30.60 | In containers each holding over 4 liters + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 2208.30.30) | pf.liters |
| 2208.30.60 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free | — |
| 2208.30.60.20 | In containers each holding not over 4 liters + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 2208.30.60) | pf.liters |
| 2208.30.60.40 | In containers each holding over 4 liters + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 2208.30.60) | pf.liters |
| 2208.30.60.55 | Rye + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 2208.30.60) | pf.liters |
| 2208.30.60.65 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 2208.30.60) | pf.liters |
| 2208.30.60.75 | Rye + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 2208.30.60) | pf.liters |
| 2208.30.60.85 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 2208.30.60) | pf.liters |
| 2208.40 | Rum and other spirits obtained by distilling fermented sugar-cane products + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 2208.40.20.00 | Valued not over $3 per proof liter + Ch. 99 | 23.7¢/pf.liter | pf.liters |
| 2208.40.40.00 | Valued over $3 per proof liter + Ch. 99 | Free | pf.liters |
| 2208.40.60.00 | Valued not over 69¢ per proof liter + Ch. 99 | 23.7¢/pf.liter | pf.liters |
| 2208.40.80.00 | Valued over 69¢ per proof liter + Ch. 99 | Free | pf.liters |
| 2208.50.00 | Gin and Geneve + Ch. 99 | Free | — |
| 2208.50.00.30 | In containers each holding not over 4 liters + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 2208.50.00) | pf.liters |
| 2208.50.00.60 | In containers each holding over 4 liters + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 2208.50.00) | pf.liters |
| 2208.60 | Vodka + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 2208.60.10.00 | Valued not over $2.05/liter + Ch. 99 | Free | pf.liters |
| 2208.60.20 | Valued over $2.05/liter + Ch. 99 | Free | — |
| 2208.60.20.30 | Certified organic + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 2208.60.20) | pf.liters |
| 2208.60.20.60 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 2208.60.20) | pf.liters |
| 2208.60.50.00 | In containers each holding over 4 liters + Ch. 99 | Free | pf.liters |
| 2208.70.00 | Liqueurs and cordials + Ch. 99 | Free | — |
| 2208.70.00.30 | In containers each holding not over 4 liters + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 2208.70.00) | pf.liters |
| 2208.70.00.60 | In containers each holding over 4 liters + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 2208.70.00) | pf.liters |
| 2208.90 | Other + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 2208.90.01.00 | Aquavit + Ch. 99 | Free | pf.liters |
| 2208.90.05.00 | Not fit for use as beverages + Ch. 99 | Free | pf.liters |
| 2208.90.10.00 | Fit for use as beverages + Ch. 99 | Free | pf.liters |
| 2208.90.12.00 | In containers each holding not over 4 liters + Ch. 99 | Free | pf.liters |
| 2208.90.14.00 | In containers each holding over 4 liters + Ch. 99 | Free | pf.liters |
| 2208.90.15.00 | Valued over $3.43/liter + Ch. 99 | Free | pf.liters |
| 2208.90.20.00 | Valued not over $2.38/liter + Ch. 99 | Free | pf.liters |
| 2208.90.25.00 | Valued over $2.38 but not over $3.43/liter + Ch. 99 | Free | pf.liters |
| 2208.90.30.00 | Valued over $3.43/liter + Ch. 99 | Free | pf.liters |
| 2208.90.35.00 | Valued not over $2.38/liter + Ch. 99 | Free | pf.liters |
| 2208.90.40.00 | Valued over $2.38/liter + Ch. 99 | Free | pf.liters |
| 2208.90.46 | Kirschwasser and ratafia + Ch. 99 | Free | — |
| 2208.90.46.30 | In containers each holding not over 4 liters + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 2208.90.46) | pf.liters |
| 2208.90.46.60 | In containers each holding over 4 liters + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 2208.90.46) | pf.liters |
| 2208.90.50 | In containers each holding not over 4 liters + Ch. 99 | Free | — |
| 2208.90.50.30 | Certified organic + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 2208.90.50) | pf.liters |
| 2208.90.50.60 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 2208.90.50) | pf.liters |
| 2208.90.55.00 | In containers each holding over 4 liters + Ch. 99 | Free | pf.liters |
| 2208.90.71.00 | Imitations of brandy and other spirituous beverages + Ch. 99 | Free | pf.liters |
| 2208.90.72.00 | Mezcal in containers each holding not over 4 liters + Ch. 99 | Free | pf.liters |
| 2208.90.75.00 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free | pf.liters |
| 2208.90.80 | Other + Ch. 99 | 21.1¢/pf.liter | — |
| 2208.90.80.10 | Premixed cocktails or other mixed beverages, ready to consume as packaged, in containers each holding not over 4 liters + Ch. 99 | 21.1¢/pf.liter (inherited from 2208.90.80) | pf.liters |
| 2208.90.80.20 | Other + Ch. 99 | 21.1¢/pf.liter (inherited from 2208.90.80) | pf.liters |
20 of these lines state no rate of their own and inherit one from the line above, which is how the schedule is read. Each says which line it came from.
Additional duties may apply
61 lines here reference Chapter 99, where Section 301, Section 232 and other additional duties live. Those are charged on top of the general rate and depend on where the goods were made. What those provisions are.
Source: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, U.S. International Trade Commission (public domain). Classification and the duties that finally apply to a shipment are a licensed customs broker's call.