Starbucks Refreshers Tea Syrup Base from China
Starbucks Refreshers Tea Syrup Base consists of green tea extracts blended with sweeteners for ready-to-mix beverages. It matches HTS 2101.20.34.00 as a blended syrup under chapter 17 notes for tea-based preparations entered via note 9. The product emphasizes tea essences as its core component.
Duty Rate — China → United States
27.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 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
• Submit import license proof from Foreign Agricultural Service for TRQ entry
• Test for compliance with 'basis of tea' requirement; tea extracts must predominate over other ingredients
• Beware seasonal quota exhaustion; have backup classification ready for over-quota entries