Starbucks Caramel Coffee Syrup Blend from Japan
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 — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
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