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SITCSection 1
U.S. imports of beer made from malt (including ale, stout, and porter) (SITC 11230) totaled $583.3M in April 2026, traded with 74 countries.
Importers of Beer Made from Malt (Including Ale, Stout, and Porter) paid $6.3M in duties in April 2026 — an effective duty rate of 9.6% on $65.6M in dutiable value, based on actual customs collections rather than the published tariff schedule.
Last updated: April 2026 dataMalt-based beers—spanning lagers, ales, stouts, porters, and specialty craft styles—are a high-volume, widely traded beverage alcohol category subject to TTB importer permitting and COLA requirements for each label. The heading encompasses both mass-market imports and the growing craft import segment, where style-specific descriptors (IPA, imperial stout, barrel-aged) appear on labels that must each receive TTB approval. Duty treatment is applied per liter of alcohol content, and the federal excise tax rate for imported beer was modified by the Craft Beverage Modernization Act, with reduced rates available for qualifying smaller foreign producers. State-level alcohol import and distribution licensing adds a parallel compliance layer that varies significantly by destination state.
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Yes. Under the Craft Beverage Modernization Act, qualifying foreign brewers producing below specified annual volume thresholds may assign their reduced excise tax rate to a US importer. The importer must file the appropriate assignment with TTB and maintain documentation of the foreign brewer's production volume. The rate tiers and eligibility rules are set by statute and should be confirmed with a TTB specialist.
At minimum, importers need a TTB basic importer's permit and a Certificate of Label Approval (COLA) for each beer label. The COLA application requires the label to comply with TTB's beer labeling regulations, including mandatory statements of alcohol content, net contents, and responsible advertiser. State distributor and retailer licensing requirements must also be satisfied before the product reaches consumers.
| Country | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| MEXICO | $518.3M | $242K | -$518.1M |
| NETHERLANDS | $33.9M | $345K | -$33.5M |
| HONDURAS | -- | $12.8M | +$12.8M |
| IRELAND | $9.9M | $146K | -$9.8M |
| BELGIUM | $4.6M | -- | -$4.6M |
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