HS code 2209: Vinegar and substitutes for vinegar obtained from
Heading 2209 of the EU Combined Nomenclature 2026, in chapter 22, with the official text of every 6-digit subheading and 8-digit CN code below it.
Official description
2209Vinegar and substitutes for vinegar obtained from acetic acid
Place in the nomenclature: 22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar > 2209
Explanatory note (Eurostat)
Vinegar, fermented vinegar and substitutes for vinegar obtained from acetic acid
- Subheadings (6 digits)
- 1
- CN codes (8 digits)
- 4
Subheadings and CN codes in heading 2209
- 2209 00Vinegar and substitutes for vinegar obtained from acetic acid
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Vinegar, fermented vinegar and substitutes for vinegar obtained from acetic acid
- 2209 00 11 Wine vinegar, in containers holding | 2 litres or less
- 2209 00 19 Wine vinegar, in containers holding | More than 2 litres
- 2209 00 91 Other, in containers holding | 2 litres or less
- 2209 00 99 Other, in containers holding | More than 2 litres
The first 6 digits are the Harmonized System, shared worldwide: a US HTS code that starts with the same 6 digits sits under the same subheading. The last 2 digits are the EU's own CN split.
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Source
Source: EU Combined Nomenclature 2026 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1926), © European Union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/. Reformatted by WISEPIM: indent dashes removed and parent lines joined. Only the Official Journal is authentic.