Cherry Juice with Added Sugar from Japan
Unfermented cherry juice sweetened with sugar, not containing added spirit, falling under 'other' in HTS 2009.79.00.60 for fruit juices beyond apple-specific subheadings. Suitable for retail, it complies with chapter notes excluding high alcohol or fermented products.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%
Import Tips
• Label sugar content and conduct alcohol tests to prove under 0.5% vol, preventing reclassification to Chapter 22
• Use commercial invoices specifying 'unfermented, not from concentrate' if applicable to avoid bulk juice headings