Mount Hagen Organic Instant Coffee with Cane Sugar from Canada
Fair-trade organic instant coffee from freeze-dried extracts blended with organic cane sugar exceeding 10% dry weight, in jars for retail. HTS 2101.12.54.00 applies as a coffee-based preparation under chapter 17 note 8 provisions for sweetened articles described in note 3. The sugar integration makes it a 'preparation' rather than extract.
Duty Rate — Canada → United States
20%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.2910%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 10% ad valorem on products of Canada
Import Tips
• Include organic certification and sugar content lab reports in documentation to support classification and note 8 entry
• Beware of reclassification if moisture affects dry weight sugar calculation; use standardized testing methods
• Track U.S. note 8 quantitative limits closely, as overrun leads to higher general rates under 2101.12