Nestea Lemon Iced Tea from Japan
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 — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 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