Nestea Lemon Iced Tea from Germany
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.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• 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