Courvoisier VS Cognac from Canada
Courvoisier VS is a popular grape brandy from Cognac, distilled at under 80% vol, valued highly per liter in 1-liter bottles. HTS 2208.20.40.00 covers this as other grape spirits in small containers over value threshold. Distilled exclusively from grape wine per chapter definitions.
Duty Rate — Canada → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.2910%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 10% ad valorem on products of Canada
Import Tips
• Use bonded warehouse for storage to defer duties; file entry within 15 days of arrival
• Provide distillation proof records—CBP may test for ethyl alcohol content equivalence