Apple-Cranberry Juice Cocktail from China
A sweetened blend of apple and cranberry juices packaged for retail consumption, unfermented with no added alcohol. Falls under HTS 2009.90.40.00 for other mixtures of fruit juices not specified elsewhere in heading 2009.
Duty Rate — China → United States
25%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.03.040%Articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa)(iii) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Label containers with full ingredient breakdown including percentages to prevent CBP disputes on mixture classification
• Obtain Certificate of Analysis verifying no fermentation and Brix value compliance before shipment
• Watch for reclassification if cranberry content dominates, potentially moving to 2009.41 subheading