Diet Pepsi Cola Beverage from China
Diet Pepsi Cola Beverage is a sparkling cola-flavoured soft drink using aspartame and acesulfame potassium as high-intensity sweeteners instead of sugar. It is a non-alcoholic beverage with an alcoholic strength by volume not exceeding 0.5% vol, qualifying for tariff item 2202.10.00 as a flavoured water with added sweetening matter.
Duty Rate — China → Canada
11%
Import Tips
• Confirm the product's alcoholic strength is 0.5% vol or less to qualify as a non-alcoholic beverage
• Provide documentation listing aspartame and acesulfame potassium as sweeteners
• Ensure the product is not prepared for culinary purposes, which would exclude it from Chapter 22