Cardboard Juice Box from Mexico
Compact folding carton made from non-corrugated paperboard with foil and plastic lamination for shelf-stable fruit juice packaging. Falls under HTS 4819.20.00.20 as a sanitary beverage container ensuring hygiene and preventing spoilage through multi-layer barriers.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 10% ad valorem on products of Mexico
Import Tips
• Provide supplier declarations confirming paperboard as primary material over 50% by weight
• Test for migration limits per FDA 21 CFR 176 to prove sanitary suitability
• Avoid pitfalls by documenting flat-packed shipment to qualify as folding cartons