Prune Nectar Juice from China
Thicker prune nectar-style juice from pureed plums, unfermented, no spirit, classified as prune juice under HTS 2009.89.40.00. Not 'cooked' per 2007 note nor homogenized infant food; retains single fruit status despite viscosity. Pulp distinguishes from clear juice but stays in this subheading.
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
• Measure viscosity and Brix to confirm not a 2007 cooked preparation
• Retail packaging key; bulk may be seen as concentrate
• Label as 'prune juice' not 'nectar' to match HTS description exactly