Nestea Lemon Iced Tea
Ready-to-drink iced tea beverage flavored with lemon essence and sweetened with sugar. HTS 2202.99.91.90 covers this non-alcoholic, non-juice tea-based drink with added sweetening matter.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If explicitly coffee or tea flavored
Dedicated subheading for coffee/tea flavored non-alcoholic beverages.
If imported as tea leaves for brewing
Unprepared tea falls under Chapter 9; ready-to-drink is beverages.
If lemon juice content exceeds 1%
Significant citrus juice makes it a fruit juice of heading 2009.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Confirm tea content <0.5% ABV post-brewing via lab certification
• Label as 'iced tea beverage' to distinguish from pure tea infusions
• Avoid bulk concentrate imports which may shift to syrup headings
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