Beverage Tunnel Pasteurizer from China
Tunnel-style pasteurizer for bottled beer or juice, spraying heated water then cooling sprays to pasteurize without pressure. Falls under HTS 8419.89.95.20 for food/beverage treatment involving sequential heating and cooling. Used in commercial bottling lines.
Duty Rate — China → United States
41.7%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.0225%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.12, 9903.88.17, 9903.88.20, 9903.88.54, 9903.88.59, 9903.88.61, 9903.88.63, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, 9903.88.69, or 9903.88.70, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(c) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(d)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Provide bottling line integration specs and thermal validation data; comply with TTB labeling if for alcohol; avoid classifying as packaging machinery under 8422