2204.30.00.00 - Other grape must 🖩

This category, HTS 2204.30.00.00, encompasses grape must that does not fall under the provisions for grape juice of heading 2009, and which is not classified as sparkling wine or other wine under sibling headings. Grape must refers to the unfermented juice of grapes, which may contain skins, pulp, and seeds. This classification specifically targets grape must that is neither intended for direct consumption as juice nor has undergone fermentation to become wine. It includes must where fermentation has been prevented or arrested through methods other than the addition of alcohol, which would typically be classified elsewhere.

Unlike its sibling categories, 2204.10.00 for sparkling wine and the general category for other wines, HTS 2204.30.00.00 isolates grape must itself as the primary product. Sparkling wine is defined by its effervescence resulting from secondary fermentation. "Other wine" covers fermented grape products that are not sparkling. This category, therefore, serves to classify the raw or partially processed grape juice material before it has fully transformed into the final alcoholic beverage or is presented as a finished juice product.

As a leaf node, HTS 2204.30.00.00 does not have further subcategories. Classification within this heading relies on the determination that the product is indeed grape must and does not meet the criteria for other specific wine or juice classifications. Key considerations would include the alcohol content (which should be negligible or absent before intentional alcoholic fermentation), Brix (sugar content), and intended use or processing stage. This ensures that undrinkable, unfermented grape juice, not intended as a finished beverage on its own, is correctly identified for customs purposes.