Folgers Instant Coffee Singles with Sweetener Blend from Germany
Single-serve stick packs of instant coffee extract blended with sugar and artificial sweeteners totaling over 10% dry weight sugars. Enters under 2101.12.54.00 as coffee preparation described in chapter 17 note 3, pursuant to note 8. Counts sugars only per note definitions.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.380%Section 301 (forced labor) — European Union member state (col1 rate ≥ 10 percent): MFN >= 10% → no additional duty
Import Tips
• Specify which sugars count toward 10% (exclude artificial sweeteners unless saccharide-based)
• Label compliance crucial; mismatched declarations cause holds
• File under note 8 early in quota year for priority processing