HSN 22 — Beverages, Spirits And Vinegar

Description: Beverages, spirits and vinegar

Indian GST rate: 18.0%

Check import duty for this code

Exports from India are zero-rated for GST and carry no export duty (except a small notified list). Pick the destination to estimate its import duty & VAT.

Sub-codes

  • 2201 — WATERS, INCLUDING NATURAL OR ARTIFICIAL MINERAL WATERS AND AERATED WAT
  • 2202 — WATERS, INCLUDING MINERAL WATERS AND AERATED WATERS, CONTAINING ADDED
  • 2203 — BEER MADE FROM MALT
  • 2204 — WINE OF FRESH GRAPES, INCLUDING FORTIFIED WINES, GRAPE MUST OTHER THAN
  • 2205 — VERMOUTH AND OTHER WINE OF FRESH GRAPES FLAVOURED WITH PLANTS OR AROMA
  • 2206 — OTHER FERMENTED BEVERAGES (FOR EXAMPLE, CIDER, PERRY, MEAD SAKE), MIXT
  • 2207 — UNDENATURED ETHYL ALCOHOL OF AN ALCOHOLIC STRENGTH BY VOLUME OF 80% VO
  • 2208 — UNDENATURED ETHYL ALCOHOL OF AN ALCOHOLIC STRENGTH BY VOLUME OF LESS T
  • 2209 — VINEGAR AND SUBSTITUTES FOR VINEGAR OBTAINED FROM ACETIC ACID
India import policy (DGFT ITC-HS)

Status: not in our table

DGFT's ITC-HS is the authority for 'Freely importable / Restricted / Prohibited / Canalised / STE'. Missing from our table is not the same as 'Free' — check DGFT before a filing.

Source: DGFT ITC-HS schedule (free, published) · Last reviewed: 2026-10-20T22:15:09.762611

Export incentive (RoDTEP / RoSCTL)

No recorded benefit for this HS code in our table. Many codes carry none at all — verify against DGFT's notification before quoting a benefit, because rates change annually.

Source: DGFT RoDTEP/RoSCTL notifications (free, published) · Last reviewed: 2026-10-20T22:15:09.764860

EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) - decision support only

no CBAM-relevant chapter by heading — still verify code-level CN scope

EU CBAM transitional reporting applied from 1 Oct 2023; the definitive carbon levy phase begins 1 Jan 2026 (subject to ongoing legislative changes).

Source: EU Regulation (EU) 2023/956 (CBAM), Annex I (sector list) . reviewed 2026-10-16; CBAM is applied at CN-code level - verify the exact code.

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