Balaton Tart Cherry Juice NFC from China
Not-from-concentrate Balaton variety tart cherry juice, single fruit origin, unfermented. Classified under HTS 2009.89.65.40 as 'other' tart cherry juice due to explicit cherry subheading for Prunus cerasus varieties. Meets unfermented juice definition without added spirit.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.5%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Submit refractive index tests confirming no fermentation (alcohol <0.5% vol) and single fruit composition
• Use tamper-evident packaging for retail; declare net weight and Brix on commercial invoice to prevent undervaluation claims