Salt Spring Shine Craft Distillery
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Salt Spring Island, British Columbia · Online shop · saltspringshine.com
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A family distillery on Salt Spring Island fermenting 100% BC honey into Sting Gin, Hive Vodka and Honeycomb Moonshine, plus an Apple Pie Moonshine made with BC apples.
Salt Spring Shine's gin, vodka and moonshine are Canadian spirits under HTS 2208.50.00, 2208.60.20 and 2208.90.75, 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
Salt Spring Shine says "all our spirits are crafted and bottled by hand here on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia" and "we've built Salt Spring Shine entirely by hand."
On the tariff list
- HTS 2208.50.00 · Gin and Geneve · 50% since Aug 22, 2026
"Sting Gin contains the fragrant essence of ten organic botanicals distilled to a perfect balance".
- HTS 2208.60.20 · Vodka, in containers each holding not over 4 liters, valued over $2.05/liter · 50% since Aug 22, 2026
"our Vodka is sophisticated and clean, with a unique flavour that comes from our use of only 100% BC honey".
- HTS 2208.90.75 · Spirits nesoi, fit for use as beverages or for beverage purposes · 50% since Aug 22, 2026
"Honeycomb Moonshine represents the raw spirit derived from the fermentation of honey, water and yeast", an unaged honey spirit.
Rates are the additional US duty under Section 338. About the tariffs
Sources
- saltspringshine.com · accessed 2026-09-29
194 Kitchen Road Salt Spring Island, BC | V8K 2B3
- saltspringshine.com · accessed 2026-09-29
We are a small, family owned artisanal distillery.
- saltspringshine.com · accessed 2026-09-29
all our spirits are crafted and bottled by hand here on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia
- saltspringshine.com · accessed 2026-09-29
Small batch spirits crafted with 100% B.C. Honey
- saltspringshine.com · accessed 2026-09-29
our Sting Gin contains the fragrant essence of ten organic botanicals distilled to a perfect balance
- saltspringshine.com · accessed 2026-09-29
Honeycomb Moonshine represents the raw spirit derived from the fermentation of honey, water and yeast, distilled with the utmost care
- whitehouse.gov · accessed 2026-09-29
2208.50.00
- whitehouse.gov · accessed 2026-09-29
2208.60.20
- whitehouse.gov · accessed 2026-09-29
2208.90.75
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