Code 2207 20 00 · Subheading 2207 20

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Denatured ethanol (ethyl alcohol) and other denatured spirits, any alcohol strength

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This code covers denatured ethanol (ethyl alcohol) and other denatured spirits. The alcohol content can be any strength.

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Denatured ethyl alcohol and other spirits of any strength

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Step 1 · Section IV Prepared foodstuffs; beverages, spirits and vinegar…
What kind of product is it: a prepared food product made from meat, fish, crustaceans, molluscs, other aquatic invertebrates or insects; sugar or a sugar product; cocoa or a product made from cocoa; a product made from grain, flour, starch or milk, or baked goods; a product made from vegetables, fruit, nuts or other plants or plant parts; another food-industry product; a beverage, ethanol or vinegar; a food-industry residue or waste product or prepared animal feed; tobacco, a manufactured tobacco substitute, a product with or without nicotine intended for inhalation without combustion, or another nicotine-containing product intended for nicotine absorption in the human body?
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Step 2 · Chapter 22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 7 of 9 chapters in section IV
What type of product is it: still or carbonated water; sweetened, flavoured water or another non-alcoholic drink; beer; wine from fresh grapes; vermouth or other flavoured wine from fresh grapes; cider, perry, mead or another fermented drink; ethanol or other spirits; or vinegar?
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Step 3 · Heading 2207 Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength … 7 of 9 headings under chapter 22
Is the ethanol or other spirit denatured, or is it undenatured ethanol with an alcohol content of at least 80% vol?
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Step 4 · Subheading 2207 20 Denatured ethyl alcohol and other spirits of any st… 2 of 2 subheadings under heading 2207
Is the product denatured, or is it non-denatured ethanol with an alcohol content of at least 80% vol?
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Step 5 · Full code 2207 20 00 Denatured ethyl alcohol and other spirits of any st… 1 of 1 code under subheading 2207 20

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2207 20 00

Denatured ethanol (ethyl alcohol) and other denatured spirits, any alcohol strength

The spaces only make the code easier to read. Customs declarations normally use the unspaced form, 22072000.

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Trade measures to be aware of

Besides the ordinary duty, the EU records these kinds of measure against this code. They are listed as signals only: whether one applies to your goods can depend on where they come from, who produced them, the exact product and the documents you present. No amounts are worked out here.

Extra duty on goods from some countries

Trade-defence measures, such as anti-dumping duty, may apply to goods originating in United States; any country except United States.

This is recorded on a more detailed code below this one, so it may not cover your goods.
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Lower duty for goods from some countries

Preferential rates exist for goods originating in United Kingdom; San Marino; European Union; Economic Partnership Agreements; CARIFORUM except Haiti; Comoros (excluding Mayotte), Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles and dependencies and Zimbabwe; Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique and Namibia; Western Sahara; 45 more origins. Whether you can use one depends on the origin rules for the goods and on the documentation you can show.
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A limited quantity at a lower rate

A tariff quota is recorded for this code. This does not say whether any of the quota is still available. It covers goods originating in New Zealand, South Africa, Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, Chile, Ukraine, Viet Nam and Norway.
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Restrictions and paperwork

Import restrictions are recorded for goods originating in Ukraine; any country except Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland; any country except North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea); any country; United States.

Document or certificate conditions are recorded. Customs may ask for:
- Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document
- Goods not originating from or destined to Crimea or Sevastopol (Articles 2 and 2b.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014)
- Movement certificate EUR.1
- Goods not originating from or not destined for the non-government controlled areas of Ukraine in the oblasts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia
- Certificate of inspection for organic products
- Goods not concerned by Regulation (EU) 2018/848 (organic products)
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- Import licence AGRIM
- The declared goods are exempted from the presentation of the concerned licence by virtue of Article 3 (1) points a, b, d and e and (2) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1237 (OJ L 206)
- Authorisation to use a customs procedure with economic impact/end-use within the context of an anti-dumping/countervailing measure (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
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EU tariff measure data version 2026-08-03-tullverket.

Export to Norway

What Norwegian customs charges when goods like these are imported into Norway.

22.07.2000

Ethyl alcohol and other spirits, denatured, of any strength

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Aug. 9, 2026.

Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.

Export to the United Kingdom

What UK customs charges when goods like these are imported into the UK.

All 3 UK lines under this code

They all have the same duty rates shown here.

Ordinary duty

8.5 GBP / hl

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.

UK tariff data version v4.0.1576, last checked Aug. 9, 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).

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Often confused with

2208 90 91 Undenatured ethyl alcohol, of an alcoholic strength of < 80% vol, in containers holding <= 2 l Special rate
That code names non-denatured ethanol with an alcohol content of < 80% vol in containers with a capacity of <= 2 l, whereas this code names denatured ethanol or other denatured spirits.
2208 90 99 Undenatured ethyl alcohol, of an alcoholic strength of < 80% vol, in containers holding > 2 l Special rate
That code names non-denatured ethanol with an alcohol content of < 80% vol in containers with a capacity of > 2 l, whereas this code names denatured ethanol or other denatured spirits.

Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with SKAT, TARIC, Norwegian Customs or the UK Online Trade Tariff before you file. The rate you pay can also depend on the country of origin. These are base customs duties only: import VAT, excise duties, anti-dumping duties and safeguard or quota measures are not included.

Denatured ethanol (ethyl alcohol) and other denatured spirits, any alcohol strength

Denatured ethanol (ethyl alcohol) and other denatured spirits, any alcohol strength

Trade measures to be aware of

Extra duty on goods from some countries

Lower duty for goods from some countries

A limited quantity at a lower rate

Restrictions and paperwork

Export to Norway

Export to the United Kingdom

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