King's Lock Craft Distillery
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King's Lock distills organic vodka from local Ontario corn, WhiskyJack 100% rye whisky, gin, rum, moonshine and coffee, cinnamon and hibiscus-orange liqueurs in small batches on the St. Lawrence in Johnstown.
King's Lock Craft Distillery's rye whisky, gin, vodka, rum and liqueurs are Canadian spirits under HTS 2208.30.60, 2208.50.00, 2208.60.20, 2208.40.40 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
King's Lock says "we distill our spirits from scratch, in-house – not many distilleries make their own spirit bases, like vodka, but we do" at its Johnstown distillery.
On the tariff list
- HTS 2208.30.60 · Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 80 percent vol.; spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages, Whiskies, Other · 50% since Aug 22, 2026
"Organic WhiskyJack Canadian Rye Whisky" "is a 100% rye whisky aged 3 full years in American Oak."
- HTS 2208.40.40 · Rum and tafia, in containers each holding not over 4 liters, valued over $3/liter · 50% since Aug 22, 2026
"Organic Rum", 750 ml at $49.95 CAD, is a "classic amber rum" aged in a bourbon barrel.
- HTS 2208.50.00 · Gin and Geneve · 50% since Aug 22, 2026
"Organic Gin" is "Triple distilled for the cleanest base flavour before being infused with our 11 botanicals."
- HTS 2208.60.20 · Vodka, in containers each holding not over 4 liters, valued over $2.05/liter · 50% since Aug 22, 2026
"Organic Vodka" sells for $39.95 CAD, well over $2.05 a litre.
- 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
"Cold Brew Coffee Liqueur" is "made with our 100% local organic corn vodka."
Rates are the additional US duty under Section 338. About the tariffs
Sources
- klcraftdistillery.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
5 Newport Drive, Johnstown, ON
- klcraftdistillery.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
we distill our spirits from scratch, in-house – not many distilleries make their own spirit bases, like vodka, but we do
- klcraftdistillery.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
Our family-owned and operated distillery
- klcraftdistillery.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
We’re Rob and Laura, the founders of King’s Lock Craft Distillery.
- klcraftdistillery.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
Our vodka is made from 100% local Ontario corn.
- whitehouse.gov · accessed 2026-09-29
2208.30.60, 2208.50.00, 2208.60.20, 2208.40.40, 2208.70.00
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