Chocolate Milk Drink from China
A sweetened, flavored milk beverage made from cow's milk with added cocoa and sugar, containing no more than 0.5% alcohol by volume. It falls under HTS 2202.99.24.00 as a milk-based drink described in additional U.S. note 10 to chapter 4, entered pursuant to its provisions, distinguishing it from fruit juices or higher-alcohol beverages.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.5%
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
Import Tips
• Verify alcoholic strength ≤0.5% vol at 20°C with lab certification to qualify as non-alcoholic under chapter notes
• Provide documentation confirming compliance with additional U.S. note 10 to chapter 4 for dairy product quota entry
• Label accurately with milk content and avoid fruit juice additions to prevent reclassification under heading 2009