# HS heading 22.09: Vinegar and substitutes for vinegar obtained from acetic acid

> HS heading 22.09 covers vinegar and substitutes for vinegar obtained from acetic acid. It is in chapter 22 (beverages, spirits and vinegar). It is not split further: its only subheading is 2209.00. National tariff lines under heading 22.09 are live on border.bot for the United States (2 lines, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/2209
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 22](https://border.bot/hs-codes/22) / [22.09](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2209)

## Key facts

- Heading: 22.09
- Description: Vinegar and substitutes for vinegar obtained from acetic acid
- Chapter: 22: Beverages, spirits and vinegar
- Subheadings: 1
- Edition: HS2022

## What this code covers

HS heading 22.09 covers vinegar and substitutes for vinegar obtained from acetic acid.

It is not split further: its only subheading is 2209.00.

- [2209.00](https://border.bot/hs-codes/220900) Vinegar and substitutes for vinegar obtained from acetic acid

## What it doesn’t cover

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

- [22.01](https://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://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
- [22.03](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2203) Beer made from malt
- [22.04](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2204) Wine of fresh grapes, including fortified wines; grape must other than that of heading 20.09
- [22.05](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2205) Vermouth and other wine of fresh grapes flavoured with plants or aromatic substances
- [22.06](https://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://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://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

## How it is structured

Heading 22.09 is one of 9 headings in chapter 22. Its first two digits, 22, are the chapter; the next two, 09, number the heading within it. Its subheadings add two more digits (2209.00).

## In other countries

National tariff lines under heading 22.09 are live on border.bot for the United States (2 lines, also used by 1 other country).

- [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/220900): 2 lines, used by 1 other country

- Previous heading: [22.08](https://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
- Next heading: [23.01](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2301) Flours, meals and pellets, of meat or meat offal, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, unfit for human consumption; greaves

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS heading 22.09 cover?

HS heading 22.09 covers vinegar and substitutes for vinegar obtained from acetic acid.

### Which chapter is HS heading 22.09 in?

HS heading 22.09 is in chapter 22 (beverages, spirits and vinegar).

### How many subheadings does HS heading 22.09 have?

HS heading 22.09 has one subheading, 2209.00.

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS heading 22.09?

National tariff lines under heading 22.09 are live on border.bot for the United States (2 lines, also used by 1 other country).

## Sources and updates

The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 2 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 11 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 11 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://border.bot/hs-codes/2209.json