Courvoisier VS Cognac from Germany
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 — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Section 301 (forced labor) — European Union member state (col1 rate < 10 percent): MFN < 10% → total duty capped at 10%
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