Wine Tasting Competition Bottles from Germany
Premium wine bottles entered in international competitions like Decanter World Wine Awards. Exported temporarily for judging then returned unsold to U.S. wineries. Covered by HTS 9801.00.60 for public conference use.
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
• Wine competition entry forms and judging schedules prove public tasting exhibition
• Bottle seals and inventory logs confirm no sales occurred during competition
• TTB export permits document temporary nature of wine shipments