Analysis
HTS 2009.12.45 covers not frozen, of a Brix value not exceeding 20: other under heading 2009 (fruit or nut juices (including grape must and coconut water) and vegetable juices…).
The general rate is 7.85¢/liter, a specific or compound duty rather than a simple percentage, so the effective burden depends on the unit value of the goods: cheap goods pay proportionally more than expensive ones. Importers usually convert it to an ad valorem equivalent to compare it with other lines.
Goods that qualify under the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, AGOA, and 11 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 7.85¢/liter. It is also eligible under GSP, the developing-country programme, which Congress has to renew; check whether GSP is in force on the entry date.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 311421 (Fruit and Vegetable Canning), an industry of 802 US establishments employing 44,903 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
The general rate of 7.85¢/liter has not changed in any edition of the schedule since Jan 2023.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2009.11.00 | Orange juice: frozen | 7.85¢/liter |
| 2009.12.25 | Not concentrated and not made from a juice having a degree of concentration of 1.5 or more (as determined before correction to the nearest 0.5 degree) | 4.5¢/liter |
| 2009.19.00 | Orange juice: other | 7.85¢/liter |
| 2009.21.20 | Not concentrated and not made from a juice having a degree of concentration of 1.5 or more (as determined before correction to the nearest 0.5 degree) | 4.5¢/ liter |
| 2009.21.40 | Of a Brix value not exceeding 20: other | 7.9¢/liter |
| 2009.29.00 | Grapefruit juice; pomelo juice: other | 7.9¢/liter |
| 2009.31.10 | Unfit for beverage purposes | 1.8¢/kg |
| 2009.31.20 | Lime: other | 1.7¢/liter |
| 2009.31.40 | Other: not concentrated | 3.4¢/liter |
| 2009.31.60 | Other: concentrated | 7.9¢/liter |
| 2009.39.10 | Unfit for beverage purposes | 1.8¢/kg |
| 2009.39.20 | Lime: other | 1.7¢/liter |
| 2009.39.60 | Other: other | 7.9¢/liter |
| 2009.41.20 | Not concentrated, or having a degree of concentration of not more than 3.5 (as determined before correction to the nearest 0.5 degree) | 4.2¢/liter |
| 2009.41.40 | Of a Brix value not exceeding 20: other | 1¢/liter |
| 2009.49.20 | Not concentrated, or having a degree of concentration of not more than 3.5 (as determined before correction to the nearest 0.5 degree) | 4.2¢/liter |
| 2009.49.40 | Other: other | 1¢/liter |
| 2009.50.00 | Fruit or nut juices (including grape must and coconut water) and vegetable juices, unfermented and not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter: tomato juice | 0.14¢/liter |
| 2009.61.00 | Of a Brix value not exceeding 30 | 4.4¢/liter |
| 2009.69.00 | Grape juice (including grape must): other | 4.4¢/liter |
| 2009.71.00 | Of a Brix value not exceeding 20 | Free |
| 2009.79.00 | Apple juice: other | Free |
| 2009.81.00 | Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon, Vaccinium oxycoccos) juice; lingonberry (Vaccinium, vitis-idaea) juice | 0.5¢/liter |
| 2009.89.20 | Fruit juice: pear juice | Free |
| 2009.89.40 | Fruit juice: prune juice | 0.64¢/liter |
| 2009.89.65 | Fruit juice: cherry Juice | 0.5¢/liter |
| 2009.89.70 | Fruit juice: other | 0.5¢/liter |
| 2009.89.80 | Other: vegetable juice | 0.2¢/liter |
| 2009.90.20 | Mixtures of juices: vegetable | 0.2¢/liter |
| 2009.90.40 | Mixtures of juices: other | 7.4¢/liter |