Monin Black Tea Syrup from China
Monin Black Tea Syrup is a concentrated syrup essence based on black tea extracts, used for flavoring coffee drinks, lemonades, and teas. Classified under HTS 2101.20.34.00 for blended syrups with tea basis per chapter 17 notes 4 and 9. It qualifies due to its primary tea concentrate composition and sugar blending.
Duty Rate — China → United States
30%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
Import Tips
• Confirm sugar content does not exceed TRQ limits; apply for quota via U.S
• Customs TRQ module
• Label products clearly as tea-based to avoid reclassification; include extract percentage in documentation
• Monitor annual quota usage as entries pursuant to note 9 are limited and first-come, first-served