Monin Black Tea Syrup from Germany
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 — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.380%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 equal to or greater than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
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