Pure Carrot Juice from Japan
Unfermented carrot juice, not containing added spirit, packaged in bottles for retail sale. It falls under HTS 2009.89.80.39 as juice of a single vegetable (carrot) that is not specified elsewhere in heading 2009. Dry weight content is below 7% per chapter notes.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%
Import Tips
• Verify Brix value does not exceed limits for other subheadings using refractometer at 20°C
• Provide certificate of analysis confirming single vegetable origin and no added spirit
• Label clearly as unfermented vegetable juice to avoid misclassification as mixtures