2206.00.45

Analysis

HTS 2206.00.45 covers other fermented beverages (for example, cider, perry, mead, sakè); mixtures of fermented beverages and mixtures of fermented beverages and non-alcoholic… under heading 2206 (other fermented beverages (for example, cider, perry, mead, sakè); mixtures of fermented…).

The general rate is 3¢/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 11 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 3¢/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. Reduced but not zero rates apply under some agreements: 1.3¢/liter for JO.

The other lines in the same group are 2206.00.15 (cider, whether still or sparkling, 0.4¢/liter), 2206.00.30 (other fermented beverages (for example, cider, perry, mead…, 3.1¢/liter + 22.1¢/pf. liter on ethyl alcohol content), 2206.00.60 (other: effervescent wine, 13.9¢/liter) and 2206.00.90 (other: other, 4.2¢/liter).