Dried Cherry Reconstituted Juice from Japan
Juice made by rehydrating dried cherries, unfermented with added sweetening, maintaining cherry flavor profile. Classified in HTS 2009.89.65 as cherry juice since end product meets unfermented juice criteria without spirit addition. Process complies with heading 2009 definitions.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Document reconstitution process to prove it's genuine juice, not a flavored water imitation
• Check for sulfite residues from drying process; declare levels to comply with FDA allergen rules
• Batch-test alcohol content post-reconstitution as fermentation risk exists in dried fruit bases