Craft Beer Spent Hops from Canada
Spent hops are the exhausted hop cones after extraction in beer brewing kettles. This brewing waste under HTS 2303.30.00.00 is sometimes pelleted for niche fiber feeds or soil amendment. It retains trace bitterness compounds useful in ruminant diets.
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
• Differentiate from raw hops (1210) with brewing extraction certificates
• Declare low moisture to avoid phytosanitary treatments
• Small volumes common; consolidate shipments for cost efficiency