Discount Apple Brandy from China
Budget apple brandy (calvados-style but non-protected), <80% ABV, 1L bottle under $2.38/L value. Under HTS 2208.90.20.00 for low-value other brandy in ≤4L containers.
Duty Rate — China → United States
20%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
Import Tips
• Use FMV for valuation if related-party; CBP rejects inflated affiliate pricing
• Pre-clear with TTB for non-beverage claims if for industrial end use
• Avoid packaging as gift sets; sets with glasses shift classification