Key facts
- Chapter
- 22
- Description
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar
- Headings
- 9
- Subheadings
- 24
- Edition
- HS2022
Summary
HS chapter 22 covers beverages, spirits and vinegar. It has 9 headings, 22.01 to 22.09, and 24 six-digit subheadings in HS2022. Chapter 21, before it, covers miscellaneous edible preparations; chapter 23, after it, covers residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal fodder.
What this chapter covers
HS chapter 22 covers beverages, spirits and vinegar.
It has 9 headings, 22.01 to 22.09, and 24 six-digit subheadings in HS2022.
22.03 Beer made from malt
- 2203.00Beer made from malt
22.04 Wine of fresh grapes, including fortified wines; grape must other than that of heading 20.09
- 2204.10Sparkling wine
- 2204.21Other wine; grape must with fermentation prevented or arrested by the addition of alcohol: In containers holding 2l or less
- 2204.22Other wine; grape must with fermentation prevented or arrested by the addition of alcohol: In containers holding more than 2l but not more than 10l
- 2204.29Other wine; grape must with fermentation prevented or arrested by the addition of alcohol: Other
- 2204.30Other grape must
22.06 Other fermented beverages (for example, cider, perry, mead, saké); mixtures of fermented beverages and mixtures of fermented beverages and non-alcoholic beverages, not elsewhere specified or included
- 2206.00Other fermented beverages (for example, cider, perry, mead, saké); mixtures of fermented beverages and mixtures of fermented beverages and non-alcoholic beverages, not elsewhere specified or included
22.09 Vinegar and substitutes for vinegar obtained from acetic acid
- 2209.00Vinegar and substitutes for vinegar obtained from acetic acid
What it doesn’t cover
Chapter 21, before it, covers miscellaneous edible preparations; chapter 23, after it, covers residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal fodder.
How it is structured
Chapter 22 is the first level of the Harmonized System. Its headings add two digits to the chapter number (22.01), and each heading's subheadings add two more.
In other countries
No national tariff lines in chapter 22 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System use these headings and subheadings and add their own digits after the first six.
Frequently asked questions
What does HS chapter 22 cover?
HS chapter 22 covers beverages, spirits and vinegar.
How many headings and subheadings are in HS chapter 22?
HS chapter 22 has 9 headings and 24 six-digit subheadings in HS2022.
Sources and updates
The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 1 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 13 October 2026.
This page was last updated on 13 October 2026.
Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.