Sweetened Rooibos Tea Concentrate from China
Concentrate from rooibos (red bush) herbal tea, sweetened >65% sugar by dry weight for beverages. Classified HTS 2101.20.44.00 as tea/maté preparation under chapter 17 note 7, though technically herbal. CBP accepts as tea-like basis.
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
• Argue rooibos as 'tea' equivalent with botanical documentation if challenged
• Ensure sugar quota paperwork is flawless for note 7 entry