Starbucks Via Instant Coffee Ready Brew Packets from Mexico
Soluble coffee preparation made from coffee extracts with over 10% sugar by dry weight, packaged in single-serve stick packs for instant brewing. Classified under HTS 2101.12.54.00 due to its basis in coffee extracts, high sugar content meeting chapter 17 note 3, and entry pursuant to U.S. note 8 provisions for sugar-containing articles. These are not pure extracts but prepared beverages requiring minimal addition of water.
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Import Tips
• Verify compliance with additional U.S. note 8 to chapter 17 for entry eligibility and quantitative restrictions on sugar content over 10% by dry weight
• Provide laboratory analysis certificates confirming sugar percentage and basis in coffee extracts to avoid reclassification
• Monitor annual import quotas under note 8; excess entries may face higher duties or denial