2101.20.38.00/Starbucks Iced Tea Lemonade Syrup/China

Starbucks Iced Tea Lemonade Syrup from China

A blended syrup concentrate made with a base of black tea extract, lemon juice, and cane sugar, designed for diluting with water to make ready-to-drink iced tea lemonade. It falls under HTS 2101.20.38.00 as a preparation with a basis of tea extracts, classified as 'other blended syrups' distinct from general sweetening syrups in chapter 17. The syrup is shelf-stable and primarily used in home or commercial beverage preparation.

Duty Rate — China → United States

28.5%

Rate breakdown

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)

9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China

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Import Tips

• Verify the syrup qualifies as 'blended syrups' per additional U.S. note 4 to chapter 17 by confirming tea extract basis and exclusion from sugar quotas

• Provide detailed ingredient breakdowns and production process documentation to distinguish from flavored teas (0902) or coffee substitutes

• Avoid common pitfalls like mislabeling as pure sugar syrups (1702), which could trigger different duties or quota restrictions