Folgers Instant Coffee Singles with Sweetener Blend from Japan
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 — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%
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