HTSUS Chapter 20 on the customs broker exam
Chapter 20 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants. Across the released customs broker exams, 3 questions turn on classifying goods in this chapter. Drawn from 3 released sittings, April 2019 through October 2025. Below: every heading CBP has tested, the official heading text, and each exam question that used it.
2009 — 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
What is the CLASSIFICATION of a mixed apple/cranberry juice, not fortified with vitamins or minerals and not containing added sugar, imported in concentrated form?
April 2019 exam, question 60 · tests 2009.90.4000. Full question, answer and citation →
Orange juice in bulk containers is imported into the United States from Morocco. The orange juice is produced as follows: Oranges classified under heading 0805 are imported from Spain into Morocco. Purified water from France is imported into Morocco. Calcium citrate, a preservative, is manufactured in Morocco. The juice from the oranges (25% by volume and 70% by value), water (74.75% by volume and 29.5% by value), and calcium citrate (0.25% by volume and 0.5% by value) are combined in Morocco and repackaged in bulk containers prior to being exported to the United States. Upon importation, the orange juice will be classified under subheading 2009.12.2500. Which of the following correctly states the originating country, special program indicator, and rate of duty for the described orange juice?
October 2025 exam, question 76 · tests 2009.12.4500. Full question, answer and citation →
2008 — Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, otherwise prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or spirit, not elsewhere specified or included
Which product is CLASSIFIED under 2008.97.1040, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for fruit … otherwise prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or spirit, not elsewhere specified or included … other … mixtures … in airtight containers and not containing apricots, citrus fruits, peaches or pears … other?
October 2019 exam, question 32 · tests 2008.97.1040. Full question, answer and citation →
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