# HS heading 22.03: Beer made from malt

> HS heading 22.03 covers beer made from malt. It is in chapter 22 (beverages, spirits and vinegar). It is not split further: its only subheading is 2203.00.

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/2203
Last updated: 13 October 2026

[HS codes](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 22](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/22) / [22.03](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/2203)

## Key facts

- Heading: 22.03
- Description: Beer made from malt
- Chapter: 22: Beverages, spirits and vinegar
- Subheadings: 1
- Edition: HS2022

## What this code covers

HS heading 22.03 covers beer made from malt.

It is not split further: its only subheading is 2203.00.

- [2203.00](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/220300) Beer made from malt

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of chapter 22 are classified in its other 8 headings, listed below.

- [22.01](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/2201) Waters, including natural or artificial mineral waters and aerated waters, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter nor flavoured; ice and snow
- [22.02](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/2202) Waters, including mineral waters and aerated waters, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured, and other non-alcoholic beverages, not including fruit, nut or vegetable juices of heading 20.09
- [22.04](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/2204) Wine of fresh grapes, including fortified wines; grape must other than that of heading 20.09
- [22.05](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/2205) Vermouth and other wine of fresh grapes flavoured with plants or aromatic substances
- [22.06](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/2206) 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
- [22.07](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/2207) Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80 % vol or higher; ethyl alcohol and other spirits, denatured, of any strength
- [22.08](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/2208) Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 80 % vol.; spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages
- [22.09](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/2209) Vinegar and substitutes for vinegar obtained from acetic acid

## How it is structured

Heading 22.03 is one of 9 headings in chapter 22. Its first two digits, 22, are the chapter; the next two, 03, number the heading within it. Its subheadings add two more digits (2203.00).

## In other countries

No national tariff lines under heading 22.03 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System use its subheadings at six digits and add their own digits after them.

- Previous heading: [22.02](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/2202) Waters, including mineral waters and aerated waters, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured, and other non-alcoholic beverages, not including fruit, nut or vegetable juices of heading 20.09
- Next heading: [22.04](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/2204) Wine of fresh grapes, including fortified wines; grape must other than that of heading 20.09

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS heading 22.03 cover?

HS heading 22.03 covers beer made from malt.

### Which chapter is HS heading 22.03 in?

HS heading 22.03 is in chapter 22 (beverages, spirits and vinegar).

### How many subheadings does HS heading 22.03 have?

HS heading 22.03 has one subheading, 2203.00.

## 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.

Machine-readable: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/2203.json

## Common products under 22.03

- [Beer](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/for/beer): HS 2203.00