Canned Tomato Juice in Tin Can from China
Pure tomato juice packed in airtight tin cans, unfermented and without added spirit, suitable for retail consumption. It falls under HTS 2009.50.00.10 due to being tomato juice in airtight containers as specified in the hierarchy. The product meets chapter notes for tomato juice with dry weight content under 7 percent.
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
• Verify container is truly airtight (e.g
• sealed tin or glass) to qualify under 2009.50.00.10; leaks may reclassify to bulk forms
• Include lab analysis confirming dry weight <7% and no fermentation to avoid chapter note exclusions to heading 2002
• Label with nutritional info and Brix value if sweetened, as per FDA requirements for juice imports