Wild Cherry Juice NFC from China
Not-from-concentrate (NFC) juice from wild cherries, unfermented, no added spirit, preserved cold to retain fresh flavor. Under HTS 2009.89.65.50 for other cherry fruit juices, distinct from homogenized infant foods or high-Brix concentrates. Popular in European imports for natural beverage use.
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
• Specify NFC status on invoices to prevent reclassification as concentrate under other subheadings
• Comply with pasteurization records to prove unfermented status per chapter notes
• Watch for pesticide residue limits specific to cherry-growing regions like Eastern Europe