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Beverage Flavor Alcohol Concentrate B-202 from Germany

14% ethanol solution of odoriferous fruit esters and vanillin for alcoholic beverage production, used as a raw material in distilleries. HTS 3302.90.20 covers this as a preparation based on odoriferous substances for beverage manufacture with >10% alcohol. Supplied in tankers to industrial users.

Duty Rate — Germany → United States

10%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter

Import Tips

• Provide end-user statements from beverage manufacturers to justify industrial classification

• Alcohol content must be precisely measured; TTB approvals may be needed for US entry

• Segregate from perfumery uses in documentation to avoid confusion with cosmetic headings