Beverage Tunnel Pasteurizer from Japan
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 — 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
• Provide bottling line integration specs and thermal validation data; comply with TTB labeling if for alcohol; avoid classifying as packaging machinery under 8422