Chocolate Milkshake Drink from China
A ready-to-drink milk-based beverage flavored with chocolate and sweetened with sugar, containing no more than 0.5% alcohol by volume. It falls under HTS 2202.99.28.00 as a non-alcoholic milk-based drink other than fruit or vegetable juices, distinct from plain milk under heading 0403.
Duty Rate — China → United States
32.4%
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
• Verify alcoholic strength is ≤0.5% vol at 20°C with lab certification to avoid reclassification to alcoholic headings
• Ensure labeling complies with FDA standards for milk-based drinks including nutrition facts
• Common pitfall: mislabeling as juice if fruit-flavored, leading to incorrect heading 2009