True North Distilleries
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True North Distilleries makes lightly oaked 54-40 whiskey, Djinneh gin, absinthe, eau de vie and a gold-medal liqueur in small batches on Vancouver Island.
True North's whisky, gin and liqueur are Canadian spirits under HTS 2208.30.60, 2208.50.00 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
True North describes its whiskey as "distilled through copper and aged in a depleted oak barrel system" and calls itself "British Columbia's first Female Owned and Operated Craft Distillery" in Qualicum Beach, B.C.
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
The distillery sells Area D 54-40, which it calls "a lightly oaked whiskey", a Canadian-made whisky.
- HTS 2208.50.00 · Gin and Geneve · 50% since Aug 22, 2026
The distillery lists "Full bodied Gins" and sells Djinneh gin.
- 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 a "Gold Medal Winning Liqueur".
Rates are the additional US duty under Section 338. About the tariffs
Sources
- truenorthdistilleries.com · accessed 2026-09-29
British Columbia's first Female Owned and Operated Craft Distillery.
- truenorthdistilleries.com · accessed 2026-09-29
103-680, Berwick Rd. S, Qualicum Beach, B.C. Canada.
- truenorthdistilleries.com · accessed 2026-09-29
distilled through copper and aged in a depleted oak barrel system
- truenorthdistilleries.com · accessed 2026-09-29
Full bodied Gins
- truenorthdistilleries.com · accessed 2026-09-29
Gold Medal Winning Liqueur!
- whitehouse.gov · accessed 2026-09-29
2208.30.60
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