Sugar-Free Instant Chocolate Pudding Mix from China
A powdered mix containing artificial sweeteners and thickeners for preparing chocolate pudding without sugar. Classified under HTS 2101.20.48 as a dessert preparation with sugar substitutes rather than sugar. Entered under 9823.10.36 per USMCA provisions for qualifying goods from Canada or Mexico.
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
• Provide USMCA certificate of origin proving qualifying status from Canada or Mexico
• Label accurately as 'sugar-free' with artificial sweetener declaration per FDA rules
• Avoid misclassification as regular pudding (2101.12.xx) by documenting sugar substitutes