Starbucks Caramel Coffee Syrup Blend from China
Official Starbucks blended syrup combining coffee extracts with buttery caramel notes for home and commercial coffee customization. Enters under HTS 2101.12.34.00 as a preparation based on coffee concentrates, meeting description in additional U.S. note 9 to chapter 17 for controlled sugar syrup imports.
Duty Rate — China → United States
30%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Pre-clear quota status via CBP's quota module; include composition certificate proving >50% coffee basis by weight
• Watch for confusion with retail-packaged versions potentially classifiable differently
• Maintain chain-of-custody records from producer