Happy Baby Rice & Banana Cereal from Japan
Banana-flavored rice cereal for infants, processed and preserved in airtight pouches, excluding apricots/citrus/peaches/pears. As a prepared cereal product mixture, it fits 2008.97.10.20 perfectly within Chapter 20 plant preparations. Banana puree adds flavor without changing classification.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Document banana as minor flavoring (< small quantities per notes); test for fruit exclusion
• Comply with infant food allergen labeling; provide processing method proof