Merridale Cidery & Distillery
Cobble Hill, British Columbia · Own site · merridale.ca
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Merridale Cidery & Distillery on its Cobble Hill farm makes apple-based brandies, gin and vodka from BC-grown fruit and botanicals alongside its ciders.
Merridale Cidery & Distillery's brandy, gin and vodka are Canadian spirits under HTS 2208.90.30, 2208.50.00 and 2208.60.20, 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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The distillery says: "Up on the Merridale farm, we distill in a 200-litre, hand-hammered copper pot still from Germany."
On the tariff list
- HTS 2206.00.15 · Cider, fermented, whether still or sparkling · 50% since Aug 22, 2026
"Cyser" ... "A rich blend of aromatic cider apples aged to perfection with a touch of unfermented local wildflower honey" (https://web.archive.org/web/20250316141933/https://merridale.ca/merridale-craft-ciders/)
- HTS 2208.50.00 · Gin and Geneve · 50% since Aug 22, 2026
The distillery makes gin: "Like our Cider, our Gin and Vodka are made entirely from BC grown fruits and botanicals"; gin falls 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 makes "smooth vodka" in a 200-litre copper pot still, which falls under HTS 2208.60.20 as bottled craft vodka over $2.05/L.
- 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
"Blueberry Liqueur", "Apple Liqueur", "Cherry Liqueur" (https://web.archive.org/web/20250316143021/https://merridale.ca/merridale-craft-spirits/)
- HTS 2208.90.30 · Brandy, other than grape and slivovitz brandies, in containers each holding not over 4 liters, valued over $3.43/liter · 50% since Aug 22, 2026
The distillery makes "aromatic brandies" with "apples at their core", which is brandy other than grape brandy under HTS 2208.90.30.
Rates are the additional US duty under Section 338. About the tariffs
Sources
- craftdistillers.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
Up on the Merridale farm, we distill in a 200-litre, hand-hammered copper pot still from Germany.
- craftdistillers.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
1230 Merridale Road, Cobble Hill, B.C. V0R 1L0
- craftdistillers.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
This unique still gives us the flexibility to make aromatic brandies, gins and smooth vodka too.
- craftdistillers.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
Like our Cider, our Gin and Vodka are made entirely from BC grown fruits and botanicals.
- craftdistillers.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
Award-winning, hand-crafted spirits with apples at their core.
- whitehouse.gov · accessed 2026-09-29
2208.90.30
- whitehouse.gov · accessed 2026-09-29
2208.50.00
- whitehouse.gov · accessed 2026-09-29
2208.60.20
- web.archive.org · accessed 2026-09-29
The story of our cider begins in our orchards where traditional cider apples are grown and hand-picked at their peak. Every batch is pressed, fermented and bottled on our farm, without any added flavours, colours or chemicals.
- web.archive.org · accessed 2026-09-29
An off dry, fruity, effervescent cider, dry hopped with mosaic hops, and refreshed with moro blood orange juice.
- web.archive.org · accessed 2026-09-29
Our spirits are made from 100% BC raw ingredients, processed, fermented, distilled and bottled on our farm in Cowichan Valley.
- web.archive.org · accessed 2026-09-29
Our handcrafted gin begins with alcohol made entirely from B.C. Apples, aged in stainless steel tanks to soften the finish.
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