Pasteurized Ruby Red Grapefruit Juice from China
Pasteurized ruby red grapefruit juice at Brix ≤20, unfermented, shelf-stable for retail. HTS 2009.21.4040 covers this as 'other' low-Brix grapefruit juice. Pasteurization increases viscosity but fits 'obtained by cooking' note indirectly.
Duty Rate — China → United States
17.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
Import Tips
• Include pasteurization logs in FDA filing to demonstrate safety process
• Monitor for varietal purity; ruby red must match grapefruit specs
• Avoid over-declaring sugar to prevent audit shifts