Nestea Lemon Iced Tea
Nestea Lemon Iced Tea is a sweetened, flavored non-alcoholic tea beverage with lemon taste and added sugar. Under HTS 2202.99.91 as other non-alcoholic beverages not qualifying as fruit juices, despite tea base and flavoring. Imported widely in PET bottles.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If containing over 5% real lemon juice
Minimal fruit juice additions still classify as juice under 2009 if primary character is juice.
If domestically it would be a tea beverage under statistical breakout
Soda/teas sometimes breakout to .20 if carbonated or specific flavor profiles.
If imported as extract or essence
Tea extracts for beverage making are under 2101, not finished sweetened drinks.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Confirm no fruit juice content exceeds minimal thresholds via lab analysis to stay out of 2009
• Label as 'non-alcoholic beverage' clearly; include tea extract percentage for authenticity
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