Nescafé Clásico Instant Coffee from China
Nescafé Clásico is a popular soluble instant coffee made from 100% pure coffee beans through spray-drying process, resulting in a fine powder that dissolves instantly in hot water. It falls under HTS 2101.11.21.29 as it is unflavored, not decaffeinated instant coffee that is neither the specified granulated nor powdered forms. This classification applies to standard retail-packaged instant coffee extracts.
Duty Rate — China → United States
17.5%
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
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 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(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
Import Tips
• Verify the product is truly unflavored and not decaffeinated via lab testing certificates to avoid reclassification; ensure packaging labels comply with FDA food import requirements; declare exact caffeine content and processing method in entry documentation