Analysis
HTS 2009.79.00 covers apple juice: 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 4 ten-digit suffixes, reported in litres.
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 13% of the 107 tariff lines in chapter 20 that are also free. Duty-free at the general rate does not rule out additional duties under Chapter 99, such as Section 301 or Section 232 measures, which depend on the country of origin.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 311411 (Frozen Fruit, Juice, and Vegetable Manufacturing), an industry of 218 US establishments employing 27,520 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
The ten-digit suffixes separate certified organic and certified organic. The duty is the same across them; the suffix matters for statistics, licensing and some quotas, and an entry needs all ten digits.
All 30 neighbouring lines carry the same duty-free rate, so a borderline choice between them changes the statistics reported, not the duty paid.
Statistical suffixes
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 |
| 2009.12.45 | Not frozen, of a Brix value not exceeding 20: other | 7.85¢/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 |
| 2009.81.00 | 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 |