Frozen Grape Must Concentrate for Winemaking from China
Frozen concentrated grape must with Brix ≤30, used in winemaking to adjust sugar levels. HTS 2009.61.0040 covers this as grape must (unfermented juice with skins/seeds residue), frozen and concentrated. Meets unfermented, no-spirit criteria explicitly.
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
• Specify 'must' vs 'juice' in invoices if skins present, as must is included in heading
• Provide origin certificates for varietal verification
• Ensure packaging prevents fermentation during import