Instant Coffee, Extracts, Essences & Concentrates (Non-Flavored)

Unflavored instant coffee and coffee extracts — including retail-packaged and bulk formats, both caffeinated and decaffeinated — are classified here and enter the US subject to FDA oversight as processed food products. The US tariff schedule breaks this heading into six 10-digit lines (2101112126, 2101112129, 2101112131, 2101112139, 2101112941, 2101112949) distinguishing retail versus non-retail pack and decaffeinated versus regular. Mexico, Colombia, and Brazil are the leading foreign suppliers, reflecting their deep integration in both green coffee production and soluble coffee manufacturing. Importers should note that sugar content and packaging format can shift classification between this heading and related prepared-food subheadings.