HS Code 2205Vermouth and other wine of fresh grapes, flavoured with plants or aromatic substances

What products are classified under HS code 2205?

Vermouth is the classic case. Traders also call these drinks aromatised wine or flavoured wine.

The grape wine is the base. The added flavour is what sets the drink apart from plain wine. Without that flavour, the product goes to another heading in the beverages chapter.

You may also see HSN code 2205 or HTS 2205 in other places. The name changes from country to country, but the four-digit number stays the same. Many countries add extra digits after the sixth digit, so check your national tariff line before you file. Duty and tax depend on the destination, so check that country's tariff for the rate on your code.

220510 vs 220590: bottled or bulk vermouth

Only the size of the container decides between these two codes. Taste, brand and strength do not matter. Think of bottled vermouth on one side and bulk vermouth on the other. The liquid inside can be exactly the same.

• 220510 suits bottled vermouth and other small packs, in containers of 2 litres or less.
• 220590 suits bulk vermouth and larger packs, in containers above 2 litres.
• Read the container size on the invoice or packing list before you choose.

What 2205 does not include: common misclassification of vermouth HS code

Most wrong codes come from mixing up nearby headings. These short rules help you tell them apart.

If nothing has been added for flavour, the wine belongs there. Once plants or aromatic substances go in, the drink moves to 2205. That is the key difference between the two.

Heading 2206 covers other fermented drinks not named elsewhere in the chapter. Cider, perry, mead and sake sit there. They are not made from grape wine, so they do not fit 2205.

Heading 2208 covers spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous drinks. A spirit or a liqueur is not a flavoured wine.

Two mistakes are common. One is to file vermouth as plain wine under 2204. The other is to file it as a liqueur under 2208. Read the product description first. If you are still unsure, try the HS code classifier.

Vermouth import export data on EximDataX

If you buy, sell or source vermouth, customs shipment records show who is trading. Search by the heading, or by 220510 or 220590 if you only handle one pack size. Then look at buyers, suppliers and import and export activity. Here is what EximDataX offers:

• EximDataX shows shipment-level import and export records from official customs sources.
• Coverage: 43 direct customs feeds plus 184 mirror-derived countries.
• Named buyers and named suppliers are available in 38 of the 43 direct markets.
• Most markets refresh weekly and some refresh daily.
• You can search by HS code to see who imports and exports a product, and book a free demo.

Other headings in Chapter 22

If your product does not quite fit, look at its neighbours. Beer made from malt is in 2203. Grape wine is in 2204. Cider and sake are in 2206. Spirits and liqueurs are in 2208. You can also return to the full chapter or browse all HS code chapters.