Product put up for retail sale in a bottle of 500 ml, containing (% by weight): – water 45,9, – fructose 33,3, – oligofructose 7,6, – apple juice concentrate 3,6, – blackcurrant juice concentrate 2,3, – vegetable oligopeptides 2,3, – citric acid 3,6, – maté concentrate 0,7, – food yeast 0,5, – L- carnitine 0,1, – potassium sorbate 0,1. The product is a reddish-brown, cloudy, slightly viscose liquid with a density of 1,1812 g/cm 3 and a Brix value of 40. According to the packaging, the product is
Classification is determined by General Rules 1 and 6 for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, and the wording of CN codes 2106, 2106 90 and 2106 90 92. Due to the content of sugars and some other ingredients like potassium sorbate and citric acid, the product requires dilution before consumption and therefore it cannot be regarded as a beverage of heading 2202 (see also Combined Nomenclature Explanatory Notes to Chapter 22, General, second paragraph). The product is therefore to be classified as a food preparation not elsewhere specified or included of heading 2106 (see also Harmonized System Explanatory Notes to heading 2106, second paragraph, point 7). Documented CN 2026 code: 21069092.
2. Sept. 2011