Sweetened Apple Juice Blend from Canada
Apple juice blended with minor fruit essences and high levels of added sugar, unfermented and spirit-free. Classified under 2009.79.00 as 'other' apple juice due to its sweetened profile not fitting concentrated or low-Brix categories. The primary apple content keeps it in heading 2009.
Duty Rate — Canada → United States
10%
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
Import Tips
• Document apple content percentage (>50%) to justify heading 2009 over mixtures in 2106
• Ensure import declarations specify 'unfermented, no added spirit' with alcohol test results
• Avoid bulk packaging that could lead to reclassification as industrial syrup under different rates