Analysis
HTS 2202.91.00 covers non-alcoholic beer under heading 2202 (waters, including mineral waters and aerated waters, containing added sugar or other…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in litres.
The general rate is 0.2¢/liter, a specific or compound duty rather than a simple percentage, so the effective burden depends on the unit value of the goods: cheap goods pay proportionally more than expensive ones. Importers usually convert it to an ad valorem equivalent to compare it with other lines.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 12 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 0.2¢/liter. It is also eligible under GSP, the developing-country programme, which Congress has to renew; check whether GSP is in force on the entry date.
For statistics it divides in two: 2202.91.00.10 for in aluminum containers and 2202.91.00.20 for other. Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
Every edition we compared, from Jan 2023 to Oct 2026 (Rev. 22), shows the same general rate of 0.2¢/liter.
Statistical suffixes
| Code | Description | Units | NAICS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2202.91.00.10 | In aluminum containers | liters | |
| 2202.91.00.20 | Other | liters |
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2202.10.00 | Waters, including mineral waters and aerated waters, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavored | 0.2¢/liter |
| 2202.99.10 | Chocolate milk drink | 17% |
| 2202.99.22 | Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions | 17.5% |
| 2202.99.24 | Described in additional U.S. note 10 to chapter 4 and entered pursuant to its provisions | 17.5% |
| 2202.99.28 | Other: other | 23.5¢/liter + 14.9% |
| 2202.99.30 | Not made from a juice having a degree of concentration of 1.5 or more (as determined before correction to the nearest 0.5 degree) | 4.5¢/liter |
| 2202.99.35 | Orange juice: other | 7.85¢/liter |
| 2202.99.36 | Juice of any single fruit or vegetable | The rate applicable to the natural juice in heading 2009 |
| 2202.99.37 | Mixtures of juices | The rate applicable to the natural juice in heading 2009 |
| 2202.99.91 | Other: other | 0.2¢/liter |