Sweetened Lime Juice from Japan
Pure lime juice with added sugar, unfermented and without added spirit, packaged for retail use. It falls under HTS 2009.39.20.00 as juice of a single citrus fruit (lime), not orange or grapefruit, and described as 'other' lime juice beyond concentrated forms. The Brix value is typically above 7° but meets unfermented juice criteria per chapter notes.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
0%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.860%Articles provided for in subdivision (b) of U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Verify Brix value using a refractometer at 20°C as per subheading notes to confirm classification under 2009.39
• Provide lab analysis certificates proving no added spirit and single fruit origin to avoid reclassification
• Ensure labeling specifies lime juice content and sugar addition to meet FDA food import standards