Tomato juice — 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
Classified under heading 2009 — chapter 20 of the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule.
General rate applies to goods from countries with normal trade relations. Special rates require a program code (USMCA, GSP, AGOA…). Column 2 applies where normal trade relations do not.
Duty calculator
Estimate the duty owed on an import under HTS 2009.50.00.
Excludes merchandise processing fees, Section 301 duties, antidumping/countervailing duties and freight. Estimates only — not customs advice.
Where this rate sits
Heading 2009 contains 18 tariff lines. The general rate on this line is 0.14¢/liter.
| Metric | This line | Heading 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| General rate | 0.14¢/liter | avg 0% |
| Duty-free lines | no | 1 of 18 |
| Specific-rate lines | yes | 17 |
Classification path
All 18 tariff lines under heading 2009
Heading overview →| HTS code | Description | General | Col. 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009.11.00 | Frozen | 7.85¢/liter | 18¢/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 | 18¢/liter |
| 2009.21.40 | Other | 7.9¢/liter | 18¢/liter |
| 2009.29.00 | Other | 7.9¢/liter | 18¢/liter |
| 2009.31.10 | Unfit for beverage purposes | 1.8¢/kg | 11¢/kg |
| 2009.31.20 | Other | 1.7¢/liter | 18¢/liter |
| 2009.31.60 | Concentrated | 7.9¢/liter | 18¢/liter |
| 2009.39.60 | Other | 7.9¢/liter | 18¢/liter |
| 2009.41.40 | Other | 1¢/liter | 18¢/liter |
| 2009.49.40 | Other | 1¢/liter | 18¢/liter |
| 2009.50.00 | Tomato juicethis page | 0.14¢/liter | 4¢/liter |
| 2009.61.00 | Of a Brix value not exceeding 30 | 4.4¢/liter | 26¢/liter |
| 2009.69.00 | Other | 4.4¢/liter | 26¢/liter |
| 2009.79.00 | Other | Free | 1.3¢/liter |
| 2009.89.65 | Cherry Juice | 0.5¢/liter | 18¢/liter |
| 2009.89.70 | Other | 0.5¢/liter | 18¢/liter |
| 2009.89.80 | Vegetable juice | 0.2¢/liter | 4¢/liter |
| 2009.90.40 | Other | 7.4¢/liter | 18¢/liter |
Using HTS 2009.50.00 correctly
A ten-digit HTS number has three parts: the four-digit heading, the six-digit international subheading shared by every WTO member, and the two-digit US statistical suffix. 2009.50.00 is a US national line — the same product may carry a different suffix in the EU TARIC or in another country's tariff.
Classification is determined by the General Rules of Interpretation, not by what the product is called on the invoice. If your goods could fall in two headings, GRI 1 sends you to the heading with the most specific description; GRI 3 breaks ties by essential character. A GRI 3(b) mistake is the single most common reason an entry gets reclassified and billed for unpaid duty plus interest.