Celery Juice from Japan
Unfermented celery juice pressed from fresh stalks, sometimes sweetened. It is a single vegetable juice under HTS 2009.89.80, distinct from fruit juices or mixtures. Commonly imported in bottles for health food markets.
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
• Document extraction process to prove it's unfermented per chapter note; fermentation risks reclassification
• Comply with FDA juice HACCP regulations for pathogen control