Green Tea Siftings for Theine Manufacturing from China
Fine green tea siftings collected during sorting and grading operations, imported for theine (caffeine) extraction via industrial chemical processes. Qualifies under HTS 9814.00.50.00 as the material undergoes complete chemical transformation where original tea leaf structure is entirely destroyed during alkaloid extraction.
Duty Rate — China → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Secure approval from Secretary of Health and Human Services before entry as mandated by legal notes
• Label shipments clearly 'For Caffeine/Theine Manufacturing Only - Not for Food Use' to prevent diversion