Sweetened Black Tea Concentrate for Bottling from China
Industrial concentrate from black tea essences with high sugar content (>10% dry weight), intended for further dilution in beverage production. Fits HTS 2101.20.58.00 as a tea-based preparation under the specified sugar note. Used by bottlers for ready-to-drink teas.
Duty Rate — China → United States
28.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 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
• Specify end-use as concentrate, not finished good, to avoid beverage chapter shifts
• Bulk shipments need tare weight adjustments for accurate sugar dry weight
• Comply with FDA prior notice for tea extracts entering food channels