Starbucks Iced Tea Lemonade Syrup from Mexico
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.
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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