Code 2209 00 91 · Subheading 2209 00

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Non-wine vinegar and vinegar substitutes made from acetic acid, in containers with content <= 2 l

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This code covers vinegar and vinegar substitutes made from acetic acid, in containers with content <= 2 l. It does not cover wine vinegar.

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Vinegar and substitutes for vinegar obtained from acetic acid, in containers holding <= 2 l (excl. wine vinegar)

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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 2209 Eddike og eddikeerstatninger fremstillet af eddikes… 9 of 9 headings under chapter 22
Is it vinegar or a vinegar substitute made from acetic acid?
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Step 4 · Subheading 2209 00 Vinegar, fermented vinegar and substitutes for vine… 1 of 1 subheading under heading 2209
Is it wine vinegar or another vinegar or vinegar substitute made from acetic acid, and is the container's contents <= 2 l or > 2 l?
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Step 5 · Full code 2209 00 91 Vinegar and substitutes for vinegar obtained from a… 3 of 4 codes under subheading 2209 00

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2209 00 91

Non-wine vinegar and vinegar substitutes made from acetic acid, in containers with content <= 2 l

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another option 2209 00 11 Wine vinegar, in containers holding <= 2 l Special rate
another option 2209 00 19 Wine vinegar, in containers holding > 2 l Special rate
you are here 2209 00 91 Vinegar and substitutes for vinegar obtained from acetic acid, in containers holding <= 2 l (excl. wine vinegar) Special rate
another option 2209 00 99 Vinegar and substitutes for vinegar obtained from acetic acid, in containers holding > 2 l (excl. wine vinegar) Special rate

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.

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; 46 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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Restrictions and paperwork

Import restrictions are recorded for goods originating in Ukraine; any country; Japan; any country except Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland.

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
- The products are accompanied by a declaration issued before 1.6.2013 in accordance with the Implementing Regulation (EU) No 996/2012 and stating that the products have left Japan before 1.7.2013
- The products left Japan before 2.6.2013 and comply with Implementing Regulation (EU) No 996/2012
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- The products are accompanied by a declaration issued before 1 November 2012 in accordance with the Implementing Regulation (EU) No 284/2012 and stating that the products have left Japan before 1 December 2012
- Declaration for the import into the European Union of feed and food originating in or consigned from Japan (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 322/2014)
- The products left Japan before 30.10.2012 and comply with Implementing Regulation (EU) No 284/2012
- Products which left Japan before 28 March 2011
- Declaration for the import into the European Union of feed and food originating in or consigned from Japan (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 996/2012) which was issued before 1 April 2014; the products left Japan from 1 April 2014 but before 1 May 2014
- Declaration for the import into the European Union of feed and food originating in or consigned from Japan (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 322/2014); the products left Japan before 9 January 2016
- Common Health Entry Document for Feed and Food of Non-Animal Origin (CHED-D) (as set out in Part 2, Section D of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 (OJ L 261))
- Certificate of inspection for organic products
- Goods not concerned by Regulation (EU) 2018/848 (organic products)
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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.

22.09.0000

Vinegar and substitutes for vinegar obtained from acetic acid.

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. 3, 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.

2209 00 91 00

2 litres or less

Ordinary duty

4.2 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. 3, 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

2001 10 00 Cucumbers and gherkins, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid 17.6%
This code is for cucumbers and gherkins prepared or preserved with vinegar or acetic acid, rather than vinegar or vinegar substitutes themselves.
2209 00 11 Wine vinegar, in containers holding <= 2 l Special rate
This code is for wine vinegar in containers with content <= 2 l, while the present code excludes wine vinegar.
2209 00 99 Vinegar and substitutes for vinegar obtained from acetic acid, in containers holding > 2 l (excl. wine vinegar) Special rate
This code is for non-wine vinegar and vinegar substitutes made from acetic acid in containers with content > 2 l, while the present code covers content <= 2 l.

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.

Non-wine vinegar and vinegar substitutes made from acetic acid, in containers with content <= 2 l

Non-wine vinegar and vinegar substitutes made from acetic acid, in containers with content <= 2 l

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