Sweetened Apple Juice Concentrate (12° Brix) from China
This is a low-Brix apple juice concentrate with a sweetness level not exceeding 20° Brix, obtained from pressed apples and fortified with sugar for extended shelf life. It falls under HTS 2009.71.00.00 as unfermented apple juice with added sweetening matter and Brix value ≤20, suitable for dilution into beverages or direct retail consumption.
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 Brix value via refractometer at 20°C using official methods; provide lab certificates to avoid reclassification
• Ensure labels declare added sugar content and 'unfermented' status per FDA juice HACCP regulations