Fermented Beverages Not Elsewhere Specified (Cider, Perry, Mead, Sake, and Others)

Hard cider, perry, mead, rice wine (sake), effervescent non-grape wines, ready-to-drink fermented malt alternatives, and other fermented beverages that don't qualify as beer or grape wine are all captured here. The US schedule is notably granular: hard cider has its own statutory-note-defined line (2206001510), sake is separately identified (2206004500), and ready-to-drink fermented beverage mixtures in containers not over 4 liters (2206007050) reflect the growth of hard seltzers and similar products. Canada and Japan are the leading suppliers — Canada for cider and Japan for sake — with Mexico, Italy, and Spain also contributing. TTB formula and label approval requirements apply to all fermented beverages in this heading.