Analysis
HTS 2202.99.37 covers mixtures of juices under heading 2202 (waters, including mineral waters and aerated waters, containing added sugar or other…).
The general rate is The rate applicable to the natural juice in heading 2009, 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 The rate applicable to the natural juice in heading 2009. 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. Reduced but not zero rates apply under some agreements: The rate applicable to the natural juice in heading 2009 for A*.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 311421 (Fruit and Vegetable Canning), an industry of 802 US establishments employing 44,903 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
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 |
| 2202.99.35 | Orange juice: other | 7.85¢/liter |
| 2202.99.36 | Juice of any single fruit or vegetable | The rate applicable to the natural juice in heading 2009 |
| 2202.99.91 | Other: other | 0.2¢/liter |