Sugar-Free Instant Chocolate Pudding Mix from Japan
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 — 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 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