Analysis
HTS 2202.99.35 covers orange juice: other under heading 2202 (waters, including mineral waters and aerated waters, containing added sugar or other…).
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 GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 12 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. That is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.
Every edition we compared, from Jan 2023 to Oct 2026 (Rev. 22), shows the same general rate of 7.85¢/liter.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2202.99.10 | Chocolate milk drink | 17% |
| 2202.99.22 | Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions | 17.5% |
| 2202.99.24 | Described in additional U.S. note 10 to chapter 4 and entered pursuant to its provisions | 17.5% |
| 2202.99.28 | Other: other | 23.5¢/liter + 14.9% |
| 2202.99.30 | 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 |
| 2202.99.36 | Juice of any single fruit or vegetable | The rate applicable to the natural juice in heading 2009 |
| 2202.99.37 | Mixtures of juices | The rate applicable to the natural juice in heading 2009 |
| 2202.99.91 | Other: other | 0.2¢/liter |