Analysis
HTS 2009.39.60 covers other: other under heading 2009 (fruit or nut juices (including grape must and coconut water) and vegetable juices…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 3 ten-digit suffixes, reported in litres.
The general rate is 7.9¢/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 7.9¢/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.
The other lines in the same group are 2009.39.10 (unfit for beverage purposes, 1.8¢/kg) and 2009.39.20 (lime: other, 1.7¢/liter).
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.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2009.39.10 | Unfit for beverage purposes | 1.8¢/kg |
| 2009.39.20 | Lime: other | 1.7¢/liter |