Chocolate Milk Drink from Japan
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 — Japan → United States
17.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.480%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate ≥ 12.5 percent): MFN >= 12.5% → no additional duty
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