Bruinwood Estate Distillery
Roberts Creek, British Columbia · Online shop · bruinwood.com
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Jeff Barringer and Danise Lofstrom make small-batch gins, flavoured vodkas, liqueurs and advocaat from British Columbian ingredients at their Roberts Creek farm-gate distillery on the Sunshine Coast.
Bruinwood's gins, vodkas and liqueurs are Canadian spirits under HTS 2208.50.00, 2208.60.20 and 2208.70.00, 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
Bruinwood says "All our spirits are fermented, distilled and bottled in our facility on site in Roberts Creek."
On the tariff list
- HTS 2208.50.00 · Gin and Geneve · 50% since Aug 22, 2026
The distillery lists "House Gin", "Earl Grey Gin" and "Cherry Gin", which are gin under HTS 2208.50.00.
- HTS 2208.60.20 · Vodka, in containers each holding not over 4 liters, valued over $2.05/liter · 50% since Aug 22, 2026
The distillery lists "Espresso Vodka" and "Mandarin Orange Vodka", which are vodka under HTS 2208.60.20.
- HTS 2208.70.00 · Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 80 percent vol.; spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages, Liqueurs and cordials · 50% since Aug 22, 2026
The distillery lists "Strawberry Rhubarb Liqueur" and "Raspberry Liqueur", which are liqueurs under HTS 2208.70.00.
Rates are the additional US duty under Section 338. About the tariffs
Sources
- bruinwood.com · accessed 2026-09-29
Bruinwood Estate Distillery is one of BC’s smaller farm-gate distilleries and was established in 2018 by proprietors Jeff Barringer and Danise Lofstrom on their five acre apiary in Roberts Creek, British Columbia.
- bruinwood.com · accessed 2026-09-29
All our spirits are fermented, distilled and bottled in our facility on site in Roberts Creek.
- bruinwood.com · accessed 2026-09-29
Earl Grey Gin
- bruinwood.com · accessed 2026-09-29
Espresso Vodka
- bruinwood.com · accessed 2026-09-29
Strawberry Rhubarb Liqueur
- whitehouse.gov · accessed 2026-09-29
2208.50.00, 2208.60.20, 2208.70.00
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