Apple Cranberry Juice Cocktail with Added Calcium from China
A fortified blend of apple and cranberry juices enriched with calcium for bone health support, packaged in single-serve bottles. Classified under HTS 2106.90.54.00 due to its status as a vitamin/mineral-fortified juice mixture beyond basic fruit juices. The mineral addition elevates it to a food preparation.
Duty Rate — China → United States
17.5%
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
• Include nutritional facts panels and fortification certificates to support the 'fortified with minerals' claim during customs review
• Confirm Brix levels and juice purity to prevent reclassification as a sweetened beverage under Chapter 22
• Label clearly as 'juice mixture' to avoid pitfalls with FDA juice HACCP regulations for importers