Customs code · HS subheading 2203 00

Final code reached

Beer in containers with a capacity of > 10 l

This is a complete 8-digit customs code. Exports and Intrastat use it as it is. For an import into the EU the declaration uses 2203 00 10 00: this code with 00 added.

This code covers beer in containers with a capacity of > 10 l. The container size is the key distinction from the listed beer products in containers with a capacity of <= 10 l.

For example

Beer in a 20 l keg
Beer in a 30 l container

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Official tariff text

Malt beer, in containers holding > 10 l

You are seeing what applies when you export from the EU. Switch above if you import.

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Your answer for export

The full EU export code is 2203 00 10.

You do not pick a 10-digit EU import line for an export declaration or Intrastat. The destination classifies the goods under its own tariff.

8 digits, ready

Selling to Norway, Great Britain and the United States

What they charge on arrival.

Norway, Great Britain and the United States use their own tariff lines under the 6-digit HS code. The rates below are what their customs charge on goods arriving from the EU. Match the goods against each country's own wording before you rely on a rate.

Norway

1,28 NOK per liter

Their lines5 Norwegian lines
EU originDuty free

22.03.0010 With an alcoholic strength by volume exceeding 0.5 %, but not exceeding 0.7 % by volume

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

Duty free

Their lines1 British line

2203 00 10 00 In containers holding more than 10 litres

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

10.0%

Estimated from published US measures

Their lines3 US lines
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

2203.00.00.30 Beer made from malt, In containers each holding not over 4 liters, In glass containers

The US importer of record files the entry.

US tariff data checked Sept. 16, 2026.

See the 5 Norwegian lines

Selling to Norway

Norway splits the 6-digit category its own way, so these are Norway's own lines under it, not this EU code. Check your product against their wording; what Norwegian customs charges is shown per line.

22.03.0010

With an alcoholic strength by volume exceeding 0.5 %, but not exceeding 0.7 % by volume

Ordinary duty

1,28 NOK per liter

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
22.03.0020

With an alcoholic strength by volume exceeding 0.7 %, but not exceeding 2.75 % by volume

Ordinary duty

1,28 NOK per liter

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
22.03.0030

With an alcoholic strength by volume exceeding 2.75 %, but not exceeding 3.75 % by volume

Ordinary duty

1,28 NOK per liter

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
22.03.0040

With an alcoholic strength by volume exceeding 3.75 %, but not exceeding 4.75 % by volume

Ordinary duty

1,28 NOK per liter

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
22.03.0090

Other

Ordinary duty

1,28 NOK per liter

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.

See the 1 British line

Selling to Great Britain

What UK customs charges when goods like these arrive in Great Britain.

2203 00 10 00

In containers holding more than 10 litres

Ordinary duty

Duty free

These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.

UK tariff data version v4.0.1599, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).

See the 3 US lines

Selling to the United States

What US customs charges when goods like these arrive from the EU. The US importer of record files the entry and pays the duty.

2203.00.00.30

Beer made from malt, In containers each holding not over 4 liters, In glass containers

General rate

Free

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
2203.00.00.60

Beer made from malt, In containers each holding not over 4 liters, Other

General rate

Free

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
2203.00.00.90

Beer made from malt, In containers each holding over 4 liters

General rate

Free

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99

Worked out for an entry on Sept. 17, 2026.

US tariff schedule 2026HTSRev19, last checked Sept. 16, 2026.

Last change we recorded: Revision 19 (2026), Sept. 16, 2026.

Anti-dumping and countervailing duties, US import taxes and customs fees are not included.

The descriptions above are the US tariff texts, which the United States publishes in English only.

Source: the US International Trade Commission's Harmonized Tariff Schedule (hts.usitc.gov), public domain, and the measures published in the Federal Register.

This is a planning estimate from the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule (revision shown) and the published Federal Register measures as of the date shown, for a shipment of EU origin. It is not a customs entry, legal advice or a broker's opinion, and tariffs.help is not a US-licensed customs broker. The US importer of record or their broker confirms the classification, origin, value and the duty due before filing.

Before you use the code

Check the facts that sit outside the code

The code can be right while what you pay still changes, because of where the goods come from, when they arrive, or extra EU measures.

Classify your own product, free Look up the current rates and rules

The product and its form Check that your product really matches this description, including what it is made of and the form it arrives in.
Country of origin Trade agreements, sanctions and extra measures can change the treatment of the very same code.
Current tariff measures Check today's rate, any restrictions or licences, and the quantity customs asks for, with Toldstyrelsen or TARIC.

What to do now for an import

The code is settled. What is left is the import declaration around it.

On an import declaration the code is 2203 00 10 00: this code with 00 added There is no further split under it. Go to this section
State the country of origin: it decides the rate, sanctions and documents The same code can be charged and treated differently depending on where the goods were made.
State the quantity in l The declaration asks for it on top of the value and the net mass.
Check today's requirements in TARIC Rates, quotas and document requirements change. The EU's own database is the current source. Open the EU TARIC database

Check it before you file This is a suggestion, please verify it against your own product.

On an import declaration

2203 00 10 00

When these goods are imported into the EU, the declaration uses the 10-digit form 2203001000: this code with 00 added. There is no further split under it.

Look this line up in the EU tariff

Exports from the EU and Intrastat normally use the 8-digit code as it is.

EU tariff data of Sept. 13, 2026.

Rates, origin and documents

Read the signals first. Open only the ones you want to check.

Besides the ordinary duty, the EU records these kinds of measure against this code. They are listed as signals only: whether one applies to your goods can depend on where they come from, who produced them, the exact product and the documents you present. No amounts are worked out here.

Data of Sept. 1, 2026

Customs also asks for the quantity in l

Required

The declaration asks for the actual quantity in l. It replaces neither the net mass nor the value: those come on top.

Example: if the quantity in l is 24, the declaration carries the number 24 in that field.

Lower duty for goods from some countries

Possible

Preferential rates exist for goods originating in:

United Kingdom
Western Sahara
Andorra
Egypt
Morocco

Whether you can use one depends on the origin rules for the goods and on the documentation you can show.

Check this code in the official EU TARIC database

Restrictions and paperwork

Important

Import restrictions are recorded for goods originating in:

Ukraine
any country
North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea)
any country except Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland

The EU records document conditions on this code. What customs may ask for depends on where the goods come from, exactly what the product is and the customs procedure.

Proof of origin 2 conditions

If you claim a lower rate for goods from a country the EU has a trade agreement with, customs asks for proof of origin, for example a EUR.1 certificate or an origin declaration.

Show the EU's own wording for these conditions

Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document
Movement certificate EUR.1

Sanctions and restricted regions 4 conditions

Some conditions come from EU sanctions rules. They matter when the goods are linked to a country or region the EU restricts trade with.

Show the EU's own wording for these conditions

Goods not originating from or destined to Crimea or Sevastopol (Articles 2 and 2b.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014)
Goods not originating from or not destined for the non-government controlled areas of Ukraine in the oblasts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia
Goods necessary for the official purposes of diplomatic or consular missions of Member States in the DPRK or international organisations enjoying immunities in accordance with international law, or to the personal effects of their staff (Art 10.3 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1509)
Travellers' personal effects or goods of a non-commercial nature for travellers' personal use contained in their luggage (Art 10.2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1509)

Product controls and permits 1 condition

Depending on the exact product, customs may ask for a licence, a permit or a control certificate before the goods are released.

Show the EU's own wording for this condition

Certificate of inspection for organic products

Statements that the goods are outside a rule's scope 1 condition

Some conditions are statements that a rule does not cover the goods, for example that the product is not on a controlled list.

Show the EU's own wording for this condition

Goods not concerned by Regulation (EU) 2018/848 (organic products)

Check this code in the official EU TARIC database

EU tariff measure data of Sept. 1, 2026.

One last classification check

Check the path and the nearest alternatives.

Use this view if you are still unsure the code describes the product precisely.

How we got to this code

IV
22
2203
2203 00
2203 00 10

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The path to this code

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Step 5 of 5 · Complete

Step 1 · Section IV Prepared foodstuffs; beverages, spirits and vinegar…
What kind of product is it: a prepared food product made from meat, fish, crustaceans, molluscs, other aquatic invertebrates or insects; sugar or a sugar product; cocoa or a product made from cocoa; a product made from grain, flour, starch or milk, or baked goods; a product made from vegetables, fruit, nuts or other plants or plant parts; another food-industry product; a beverage, ethanol or vinegar; a food-industry residue or waste product or prepared animal feed; tobacco, a manufactured tobacco substitute, a product with or without nicotine intended for inhalation without combustion, or another nicotine-containing product intended for nicotine absorption in the human body?
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Step 2 · Chapter 22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 7 of 9 chapters in section IV
What type of product is it: still or carbonated water; sweetened, flavoured water or another non-alcoholic drink; beer; wine from fresh grapes; vermouth or other flavoured wine from fresh grapes; cider, perry, mead or another fermented drink; ethanol or other spirits; or vinegar?
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Step 3 · Heading 2203 Øl 3 of 9 headings under chapter 22
Is the product beer?
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Step 4 · Subheading 2203 00 Beer made from malt 1 of 1 subheading under heading 2203
Is the beer in a bottle with content <= 10 l, in another container with content <= 10 l, or in a container with content > 10 l?
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Step 5 · Full code 2203 00 10 Malt beer, in containers holding > 10 l 3 of 3 codes under subheading 2203 00

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another option 2203 00 01 Beer made from malt, in bottles holding <= 10 l Duty free
another option 2203 00 09 Beer made from malt, in containers holding <= 10 l (excl. in bottles) Duty free
you are here 2203 00 10 Malt beer, in containers holding > 10 l Duty free

Worth comparing

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Often confused with

2202 91 00 Non-alcoholic beer <= 0.5% vol alc 9.6%
That code is for alcohol-free beer, while this code is for beer in containers with a capacity of > 10 l.
2203 00 01 Beer made from malt, in bottles holding <= 10 l Duty free
That code is for beer in bottles with a capacity of <= 10 l, while this code is for beer in containers with a capacity of > 10 l.
2203 00 09 Beer made from malt, in containers holding <= 10 l (excl. in bottles) Duty free
That code is for beer in containers with a capacity of <= 10 l, except in bottles, while this code is for beer in containers with a capacity of > 10 l.

Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with Toldstyrelsen, TARIC, Norwegian Customs or the UK Online Trade Tariff before you file. The rate you pay can also depend on the country of origin. These are base customs duties only: import VAT, excise duties, anti-dumping duties and safeguard or quota measures are not included.