Pure Tart Cherry Juice Concentrate from China

This is a concentrated juice extracted from tart cherries, unfermented and without added spirit, containing added sugar for preservation and taste enhancement. It falls under HTS 2009.89.65 as cherry juice, a specific single fruit juice subcategory within other fruit juices. The Brix value typically exceeds 20 degrees, distinguishing it from lower-concentration juices.

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

Verify Brix value using a refractometer at 20°C to confirm classification under 2009.89 if over specified thresholds for other subheadings

Ensure labeling includes fruit content percentage and 'unfermented' status to meet FDA import requirements and avoid reclassification

Provide Certificates of Analysis for sugar content and absence of alcohol to prevent customs holds on health claims