Code 2206 00 · Heading 2206

Apple or pear cider, mead and other fermented drinks and blends, excluding beer and grape wines

This group covers apple cider, pear cider, mead, other fermented drinks, and blends of fermented drinks, including blends with non-alcoholic drinks. It does not cover beer, wine made from fresh grapes, grape must, or vermouth and other fresh-grape wine with added aromatic plants or flavouring substances.

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Official tariff text

Cider, perry, mead, saké and other fermented beverages and mixtures of fermented beverages and non-alcoholic beverages, n.e.s. (excl. beer, wine or fresh grapes, grape must, vermouth and other wine of fresh grapes flavoured with plants or aromatic substances)

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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 2206 Æblecider, pærecider, mjød og andre gærede drikkeva… 6 of 9 headings under chapter 22
Is it an apple cider, pear cider, mead or other fermented drink, or a mixture of fermented drinks (including a mixture with a non-alcoholic drink), rather than beer, wine from fresh grapes, grape must, or flavoured wine from fresh grapes?
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Step 4 · Subheading 2206 00 Cider, perry, mead, saké and other fermented bevera… 1 of 1 subheading under heading 2206
Is it piquette wine; if not, is it sparkling or not sparkling, is it apple or pear cider or another fermented drink or blend, and—if not sparkling—is the container 2 l or less or more than 2 l?

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Import duty on the codes below: No rate on file

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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

Duty free

Their lines3 Norwegian lines

22.06.0002 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

The rate depends on the line.

Their lines7 British lines
EU originDuty free

2206 00 10 00 Piquette

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

0.4¢/liter. Unless this line is exempt, the additional US duty brings its duty to 10.0% of its customs value where

Estimated from published US measures

Their lines9 US lines
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

2206.00.15.10 Other fermented beverages (for example, cider, perry, mead, sakè); mixtures of fermented

The US importer of record files the entry.

US tariff data checked Sept. 16, 2026.

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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.

22.06.0002

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

Ordinary duty

Duty free
22.06.0003

With an alcoholic strength by volume exceeding 0.7 %, but not exceeding 2.5 % by volume

Ordinary duty

Duty free
22.06.0009

Other

Ordinary duty

Duty free

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.

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Selling to Great Britain

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

2206 00 10 00

Piquette

Ordinary duty

1 GBP / % vol / hl

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
2206 00 31 00

Cider and perry

Ordinary duty

16 GBP / hl

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
2206 00 39 00

Other

Ordinary duty

16 GBP / hl

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
2206 00 51 00

Cider and perry

Ordinary duty

6.4 GBP / hl

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
2206 00 59 00

Other

Ordinary duty

6.4 GBP / hl

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
2206 00 81 00

Cider and perry

Ordinary duty

4.8 GBP / hl

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
2206 00 89 00

Other

Ordinary duty

4.8 GBP / hl

Goods of EU origin

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

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).

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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.

2206.00.15.10

Other fermented beverages (for example, cider, perry, mead, sakè); mixtures of fermented beverages and mixtures of fermented beverages and non-alcoholic beverages, not elsewhere specified or included, Cider, whether still or sparkling, Hard cider as described in statistical note 3 to this chapter

General rate

0.4¢/liter

From the EU

No single figure Estimated from published US measures 0.4¢/liter. Unless this line is exempt, the additional US duty brings its duty to 10.0% of its customs value where the ordinary duty is lower. The amount depends on the quantity and the customs value, so we do not turn it into a percentage. 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
2206.00.15.20

Other fermented beverages (for example, cider, perry, mead, sakè); mixtures of fermented beverages and mixtures of fermented beverages and non-alcoholic beverages, not elsewhere specified or included, Cider, whether still or sparkling, Other

General rate

0.4¢/liter

From the EU

No single figure Estimated from published US measures 0.4¢/liter. Unless this line is exempt, the additional US duty brings its duty to 10.0% of its customs value where the ordinary duty is lower. The amount depends on the quantity and the customs value, so we do not turn it into a percentage. 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
2206.00.30.00

Other fermented beverages (for example, cider, perry, mead, sakè); mixtures of fermented beverages and mixtures of fermented beverages and non-alcoholic beverages, not elsewhere specified or included, Prune wine

General rate

3.1¢/liter + 22.1¢/pf. liter on ethyl alcohol content

From the EU

No single figure Estimated from published US measures 3.1¢/liter + 22.1¢/pf. liter on ethyl alcohol content. Unless this line is exempt, the additional US duty brings its duty to 10.0% of its customs value where the ordinary duty is lower. The amount depends on the quantity and the customs value, so we do not turn it into a percentage. 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
2206.00.45.00

Other fermented beverages (for example, cider, perry, mead, sakè); mixtures of fermented beverages and mixtures of fermented beverages and non-alcoholic beverages, not elsewhere specified or included, Rice wine or sakè

General rate

3¢/liter

From the EU

No single figure Estimated from published US measures 3¢/liter. Unless this line is exempt, the additional US duty brings its duty to 10.0% of its customs value where the ordinary duty is lower. The amount depends on the quantity and the customs value, so we do not turn it into a percentage. 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
2206.00.60.00

Other fermented beverages (for example, cider, perry, mead, sakè); mixtures of fermented beverages and mixtures of fermented beverages and non-alcoholic beverages, not elsewhere specified or included, Other, Effervescent wine

General rate

13.9¢/liter

From the EU

No single figure Estimated from published US measures 13.9¢/liter. Unless this line is exempt, the additional US duty brings its duty to 10.0% of its customs value where the ordinary duty is lower. The amount depends on the quantity and the customs value, so we do not turn it into a percentage. 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
2206.00.90.15

Other fermented beverages (for example, cider, perry, mead, sakè); mixtures of fermented beverages and mixtures of fermented beverages and non-alcoholic beverages, not elsewhere specified or included, Other, Mixtures of fermented beverages and non-alcoholic beverages, ready to consume as packaged, in containers each holding not over 4 liters, In aluminum containers

General rate

4.2¢/liter

From the EU

No single figure Estimated from published US measures 4.2¢/liter. Unless this line is exempt, the additional US duty brings its duty to 10.0% of its customs value where the ordinary duty is lower. The amount depends on the quantity and the customs value, so we do not turn it into a percentage. 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
2206.00.90.25

Other fermented beverages (for example, cider, perry, mead, sakè); mixtures of fermented beverages and mixtures of fermented beverages and non-alcoholic beverages, not elsewhere specified or included, Other, Mixtures of fermented beverages and non-alcoholic beverages, ready to consume as packaged, in containers each holding not over 4 liters, Other

General rate

4.2¢/liter

From the EU

No single figure Estimated from published US measures 4.2¢/liter. Unless this line is exempt, the additional US duty brings its duty to 10.0% of its customs value where the ordinary duty is lower. The amount depends on the quantity and the customs value, so we do not turn it into a percentage. 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
2206.00.90.30

Other fermented beverages (for example, cider, perry, mead, sakè); mixtures of fermented beverages and mixtures of fermented beverages and non-alcoholic beverages, not elsewhere specified or included, Other, In aluminum containers

General rate

4.2¢/liter

From the EU

No single figure Estimated from published US measures 4.2¢/liter. Unless this line is exempt, the additional US duty brings its duty to 10.0% of its customs value where the ordinary duty is lower. The amount depends on the quantity and the customs value, so we do not turn it into a percentage. 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

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2206.00.90.40

Other fermented beverages (for example, cider, perry, mead, sakè); mixtures of fermented beverages and mixtures of fermented beverages and non-alcoholic beverages, not elsewhere specified or included, Other

General rate

4.2¢/liter

From the EU

No single figure Estimated from published US measures 4.2¢/liter. Unless this line is exempt, the additional US duty brings its duty to 10.0% of its customs value where the ordinary duty is lower. The amount depends on the quantity and the customs value, so we do not turn it into a percentage. 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.

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.