Mountain Dew Zero Sugar from Mexico
Mountain Dew Zero Sugar is a citrus-flavoured, high-caffeine carbonated soft drink sweetened with aspartame and sucralose. It is a non-alcoholic beverage with an alcoholic strength by volume not exceeding 0.5% vol, classified under tariff item 2202.10.00 as a flavoured water with added sweetening matter.
Duty Rate — Mexico → Canada
11%
Import Tips
• Verify the alcoholic strength by volume is 0.5% or less to meet the non-alcoholic beverage definition
• Declare aspartame, sucralose, and caffeine content on the commercial invoice
• Ensure the product is not prepared for culinary purposes, which would exclude it from Chapter 22