Mount Hagen Organic Instant Coffee with Cane Sugar from Japan
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 — 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
• 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