Below the Salt Distillery
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Havre Boucher, Nova Scotia · Wix shop · belowthesalt.ca
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Below the Salt makes ultra-small batches of navy, gold and unfiltered rums, a spruce tip gin, grain vodka, a Cape Breton grappa and Shield Maiden distilled braggot from scratch in Havre Boucher.
Below the Salt's rum, gin, vodka and grappa are Canadian spirits under HTS 2208.40.40, 2208.50.00, 2208.60.20 and 2208.20.40, which carried a 50% US duty from August 22, 2026 and, since September 29, 2026, can no longer be imported into the United States at all.Source: whitehouse.gov, Sep 29, 2026
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Made in Canada
Below the Salt says: "We produce everything in house from scratch - no blends or imported spirits are used."
On the tariff list
- HTS 2208.20.40 · Grape brandy, other than pisco and singani, in containers each holding not over 4 liters, valued over $3.43/liter · 50% since Aug 22, 2026
"Marbellissima! Superior Cape Breton Grappa" is "crafted from the skins and juice left behind after winemaking", a grape brandy sold in 375 mL bottles.
- HTS 2208.40.40 · Rum and tafia, in containers each holding not over 4 liters, valued over $3/liter · 50% since Aug 22, 2026
Below the Salt sells "Trois Capitaines Merchant Navy Rum", "A traditional overproof navy rum", in 750 mL bottles.
- HTS 2208.50.00 · Gin and Geneve · 50% since Aug 22, 2026
Its "Highland Tears Spruce Tip Gin" is "A classic dry gin infused with lemony, locally foraged spruce tips".
- HTS 2208.60.20 · Vodka, in containers each holding not over 4 liters, valued over $2.05/liter · 50% since Aug 22, 2026
Its "Highland Tears Vodka" is described as "Our Northern European grain vodka", sold in 750 mL bottles at $48.25.
Rates are the additional US duty under Section 338. About the tariffs
Sources
- belowthesalt.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
13605 Hwy 4 East Havre Boucher | Nova Scotia B0H 1 P0
- belowthesalt.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
We produce everything in house from scratch - no blends or imported spirits are used.
- belowthesalt.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
Ultra small batch wonderfulness, made entirely from scratch in Nova Scotia.
- belowthesalt.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
A traditional overproof navy rum.
- belowthesalt.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
A classic dry gin infused with lemony, locally foraged spruce tips
- belowthesalt.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
our spirited nod to Italian tradition, crafted from the skins, and juice left behind after winemaking.
- madeinca.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
Below The Salt Distillery is a Canadian-owned and operated company in Havre Boucher, Nova Scotia that specialises in ultra-small batch spirits made from scratch.
- whitehouse.gov · accessed 2026-09-29
2208.40.40
- whitehouse.gov · accessed 2026-09-29
2208.50.00
- whitehouse.gov · accessed 2026-09-29
2208.60.20
- whitehouse.gov · accessed 2026-09-29
2208.20.40
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