Kombucha Hard Tea Mixer from Japan
Fermented kombucha tea blended with iced tea non-alcoholic base, packaged in 12 oz cans. HTS 2206.00.90.25 covers this as a mixture of fermented and non-alcoholic beverages ready for consumption.
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
• Test for live cultures if claiming health benefits; ensure ABV >0.5% for this heading
• Label as alcoholic if over 0.5%; non-alcoholic kombucha uses 2202
• Document fermentation logs to counter reclassification attempts