Fresh Pressed Key Lime Juice from China
Freshly squeezed juice from key limes, not concentrated, Brix value under 20, without added sugar or preservatives beyond minor amounts. Classified in 2009.31.20.20 for single citrus fruit (lime) juices meeting unfermented criteria per chapter notes. Used in cocktails, dressings, and cooking.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
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
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 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(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
Import Tips
• Include pasteurization records to prove unfermented status (alcohol <0.5% vol) as per heading 2009 note
• Use tamper-evident packaging and declare net weight accurately to comply with retail import standards
• Avoid common pitfall of misdeclaring as concentrate; test density to confirm not-from-concentrate status