Starbucks Refreshers Tea Syrup Base from Japan
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 — 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
• 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