PREPARED FOODSTUFFS > BEVERAGES, SPIRITS AND VINEGAR > Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 80|%|vol; spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages > Other > Other spirits and other spirituous beverages, in containers holding > More than 2|litres > Other spirituous beverages
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other spirituous beverages, other spirits, spirits in small containers
Keywords
other spirituous beverages · other spirits · spirits in small containers · spirits or spirituous beverage · container holding not more than 2 litres · alcoholic strength by volume of less than 80 % vol
Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 80 % vol; spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages Spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages of heading 2208 are alcoholic liquids generally intended for human consumption and are prepared: The various spirituous beverages are described in the HS Explanatory Note to heading 2208 , third paragraph, (1) to (18). As regards undenatured spirits, it should be noted that they remain classified in this heading even if they have an alcoholic strength of 80 % vol or higher, whether or not the product is ready for consumption as a drink. This heading does not cover alcoholic beverages obtained by fermentation (headings 2203 00 to 2206 00 ). 2208 20 Spirits obtained by distilling grape wine or grape marc See the HS Explanatory Note to heading 2208, third paragraph, (1). This subheading includes ‘wine distillate’ (or ‘raw distillate of wine’) which is obtained by the primary distillation, after alcoholic fermentation, of grape wine. It does not have the properties of neutral ethyl alcohol or of a spirit drink but still retains the aroma and taste of the raw material used. Wine distillate can be added to a wine spirit to obtain Brandy or Weinbrand. Whiskies Whisk(e)y is a spirit distilled from a mash of cereals and marketed at an alcoholic strength by volume of 40 % vol or higher, either in bottles or in other containers. Scotch whisky is whisky distilled and matured in Scotland. Whiskies with added aerated water (whisky-soda) are excluded from these subheadings and fall in subheading 2208 90 69 or 2208 90 78 .
1. For the purposes of subheadings 2204 10, 2204 21 and 2204 29, the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them: (a) 'actual alcoholic strength by volume' means the number of volumes of pure alcohol contained at a temperature of 20 degrees C in 100 volumes of the product at that temperature; (b) 'potential alcoholic strength by volume' means the number of volumes of pure alcohol at a temperature of 20 degrees C capable of being produced by total fermentation of the sugars contained in 100 volumes of the product at that temperature; (c) 'total alcoholic strength by volume' means the sum of the actual and potential alcoholic strengths; (d) 'natural alcoholic strength by volume' means the total alcoholic strength by volume of a product before any enrichment; (e) '% vol' is the symbol used for alcoholic strength by volume. 2. For the purposes of subheading 2204 30, 'grape must' means the product obtained from fresh grapes, whether or not authorised by the methods admitted for concentrating it, which has an actual alcoholic strength by volume of not more than 1 % vol. 3. For the purposes of subheading 2204 10, the expression 'sparkling wine' means wine which, when kept at a temperature of 20 degrees C in closed containers, has an excess pressure of not less than 3 bar. 4. For the purposes of subheading 2209 00, the expression 'vinegar' means a liquid containing, by volume, more than 1.5 % (in the case of wine vinegar, more than 6 %) of acetic acid.
1. This chapter does not cover: (a) products of this chapter (other than those of heading 2209) prepared for culinary purposes and thereby rendered unsuitable for consumption as beverages (generally heading 2103); (b) sea water (heading 2501); (c) distilled or conductivity water or water of similar purity (heading 2853); (d) acetic acid of a concentration exceeding 10% by weight of acetic acid (heading 2915); (e) medicaments of heading 3003 or 3004; (f) perfumery or toilet preparations (Chapter 33). 2. For the purposes of this chapter and of Chapters 20 and 21, the 'alcoholic strength by volume' shall be determined at a temperature of 20 degrees Celsius. 3. For the purposes of heading 2202, the term 'non-alcoholic beverages' means beverages of an alcoholic strength by volume not exceeding 0.5% vol. Alcoholic beverages are classified in headings 2203 to 2206 or heading 2208 as appropriate. 4. For the purposes of heading 2207, 'undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80% vol or higher' means alcohol that has not had any denaturing agent added. Heading 2208 covers, inter alia, undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 80% vol and spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages.
1. In this Section the term 'pellets' means products which have been agglomerated either directly by compression or by the addition of a binder in a proportion not exceeding 3 % by weight. 2. The expression 'food preparations' in this Section, unless the context otherwise requires, means preparations classified in headings 1601 to 2106.
Source: European Commission - CN Explanatory Notes (CNEN) and HS legal notes.
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40.2M L ALC 100PCT€0
9.1M L ALC 100PCT€0
€3.55/L ALC 100PCT
(€1.97/kg)€6.75/L ALC 100PCT
(€1.96/kg)3,707
ConcentratedThird-country sourcing partners
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €65.9M | 32.0Mt | €2.06/kg | 48.2% | |
| 2 | 🇺🇸 United States | €48.6M | 29.1Mt | €1.67/kg | 35.5% | |
| 3 | 🇵🇭 Philippines | €12.9M | 5.0Mt | €2.56/kg | 9.4% | |
| 4 | 🇧🇧 BB | €7.6M | 3.5Mt | €2.18/kg | 5.5% | |
| 5 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | €1.8M | 267Kt | €6.63/kg | 1.3% |
Third-country target markets
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | €19.2M | 21.6Mt | €0.8886/kg | 38.8% | |
| 2 | 🇯🇵 Japan | €18.2M | 2.3Mt | €8.10/kg | 36.8% | |
| 3 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €8.6M | 2.1Mt | €4.10/kg | 17.4% | |
| 4 | 🇨🇳 China | €1.5M | 1.2Mt | €1.21/kg | 3.0% | |
| 5 | 🇳🇴 Norway | €1.1M | 452Kt | €2.36/kg | 2.1% | |
| 6 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €463K | 66Kt | €7.02/kg | 0.9% | |
| 7 | 🇧🇧 BB | €463K | 31Kt | €14.72/kg | 0.9% |