Salt Spring Island Mead Company
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A craft meadery at Mystica Farm & Apiary on Salt Spring Island making estate blackberry, black currant and clover honey wines, session meads and a naturally carbonated Soirée Sparkling Mead.
SSI Mead Co.'s still honey wines can no longer ship to the US since the import ban of September 29, 2026 (50% duty from August 22 to September 28, 2026), under HTS 2206.00.90; its sparkling meads fall under 2206.00.60.Source: whitehouse.gov, Sep 8, 2026
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Made in Canada
The meadery says its "Small Batch Honey Wines & Session Meads" are "Farm-Fermented on Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada", made from "Rare BC Honeys & 100% BC Fruit & Fruit Juices".
On the tariff list
- HTS 2206.00.60 · Effervescent wine, nesoi · 50% since Aug 22, 2026
"Soirée Sparkling Mead" (14% ABV, 750 ml bottle, "naturally-carbonated") is a sparkling mead.
- HTS 2206.00.90 · Fermented beverages (other than grape wine, beer, cider, prune wine, sake, vermouth or other effervescent wines) · 50% since Aug 22, 2026
"Cogito Estate Blackberry Honey Wine" ($24.50) and "Clover Show Mead" (15% ABV, 375 ml) are still honey wines, not grape wine.
Rates are the additional US duty under Section 338. About the tariffs
Sources
- ssimead.com · accessed 2026-09-29
Expertly-Crafted, Small Batch Honey Wines & Session Meads, Farm-Fermented on Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada.
- ssimead.com · accessed 2026-09-29
Rare BC Honeys & 100% BC Fruit & Fruit Juices (from our farm and others) that are Impeccably Fermented together.
- ssimead.com · accessed 2026-09-29
The Salt Spring Island Mead Company (SSI Mead Co.) is a craft Meadery located at Mystica Farm & Apiary on Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada.
- ssimead.com · accessed 2026-09-29
Cogito is a 100% estate wine made from Blackberries and honey hand-harvested from our property.
- ssimead.com · accessed 2026-09-29
Quick Facts: 15% ABV Honey Varietal: Clover
- ssimead.com · accessed 2026-09-29
Essentially a naturally-carbonated Show Mead, SOIRÉE is made of only Clover Honey, Yeast, and Mineral Water.
- ssimead.com · accessed 2026-09-29
340 Le Page Rd. Salt Spring Island
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