Starbucks Via Instant Coffee with Sugar
An instant coffee preparation made from coffee extracts with added sugar, containing over 65% sugar by dry weight, qualifying under U.S. Note 7 to Chapter 17 for preferential tariff treatment. It dissolves quickly in hot water for a sweetened coffee beverage. Classified in 2101.12.4400 due to its coffee extract base and high sugar content.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If sugar content ≤65% by dry weight
Preparations with 65% or less sugar fall under different sugar quota provisions in 2101.11
If roasted coffee beans without extracts
Unextracted roasted coffee is classified in Chapter 9, not as preparations in Chapter 21
If tea-based instead of coffee-based
Tea extract preparations with high sugar move to the tea-specific subheading
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Verify entry pursuant to Additional U.S
• Note 7 to Chapter 17; obtain necessary certificates for quota eligibility
• Provide lab analysis confirming >65% sugar by dry weight and coffee extract basis to avoid reclassification
• Ensure proper labeling as coffee preparation, not pure extract, to prevent shifts to 2101.11
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Nescafé Clásico Sweetened Instant Coffee
Soluble coffee granules derived from coffee extracts, pre-sweetened with over 65% sugar by dry weight, entered under Chapter 17 Note 7 provisions. Popular for quick preparation of sweetened coffee drinks. Falls under 2101.12.4400 as a sugar-heavy coffee preparation.
Mount Hagen Organic Coffee Chocolate Instant
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Café Bustelo Instant Coffee with Cane Sugar
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Taster's Choice Hazelnut Coffee Instant Sweet
Flavored instant coffee crystals from coffee extracts, sweetened to over 65% sugar content by dry weight under U.S. Note 7 provisions. Hazelnut flavoring enhances the coffee base. Proper for 2101.12.4400 as sugar-dominant coffee preparation.
Folgers Instant Coffee Sugar Crystals
Pre-mixed instant coffee and sugar granules with over 65% dry weight sugar from coffee extract base, pursuant to Chapter 17 Note 7. Standard household sweetened coffee product. Classified 2101.12.4400 for quota-qualified entry.
Maxwell House International Café Mocha
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