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Fruit or nut juices – United States

Official title

United States Standards for Grades of Orange Juice

The United States issued an addendum on 26 June 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/USA/2244. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 19 November 2025. The comment period closed on 20 January 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Orange juice; Quality; Fruits and derived products; Non-alcoholic beverages

HS codes
  • 20 · Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants
    • 200912 Orange juice, unfermented, Brix value <= 20 at 20°C, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter (excl. containing spirit and frozen)
Notifying member
United States(United States of America)
Status
Updated: check whether it is now adopted or in force
Objectives
  • Quality requirements
  • Harmonization
  • Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/USA/2244Latest notice: G/TBT/N/USA/2244/Add.1
Keywords
Food standards

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 20 January 2026
Proposed adoption
To be determined
Proposed entry into force
To be determined

How to comment

The comment period closed on 20 January 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/USA/2244/Add.1; it can take them up with the United States.

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What the notification says

Latest notice (⁨G/TBT/N/USA/2244/Add.1⁩, 26 June 2026)

United States Standards for Grades of Orange Juice

The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is revising the U.S. Standards for Grades of Orange Juice (U.S. OJ Standards or Standards) by revising the limits for Grade B Brix allowances in Pasteurized Orange Juice (POJ) under the U.S. OJ Standards to reference the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Standard of Identity (SOI) for POJ (notified as G/TBT/N/USA/2231). 91 Federal Register (FR) 38391, 25 June 2026: This final notice and the interim final notice notified as G/TBT/N/USA/2244 are identified by Docket Number AMS-SC-25-0057. The Docket Folder is available from Regulations.gov at and provides access to primary documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible from Regulations.gov by searching the Docket Number.

Interim final notice - The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is revising the U.S. Standards for Grades of Orange Juice (U.S. OJ Standards). This Interim Final Notice (IFN) revises the limits for Grade B Brix allowances in Pasteurized Orange Juice (POJ) under the U.S. OJ Standards to reference the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Standard of Identity (SOI) for POJ (notified as G/TBT/N/USA/2231).

Notices on this measure

Every notice about this measure published here, newest first. Each one is the notifying member's own text.

  1. AddendumG/TBT/N/USA/2244/Add.1

    United States Standards for Grades of Orange Juice

    The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is revising the U.S. Standards for Grades of Orange Juice (U.S. OJ Standards or Standards) by revising the limits for Grade B Brix allowances in Pasteurized Orange Juice (POJ) under the U.S. OJ Standards to reference the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Standard of Identity (SOI) for POJ (notified as G/TBT/N/USA/2231). 91 Federal Register (FR) 38391, 25 June 2026: This final notice and the interim final notice notified as G/TBT/N/USA/2244 are identified by Docket Number AMS-SC-25-0057. The Docket Folder is available from Regulations.gov at and provides access to primary documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible from Regulations.gov by searching the Docket Number.

  2. Regular notificationG/TBT/N/USA/2244

    Comment deadline: Closed on 20 January 2026

    United States Standards for Grades of Orange Juice

    Interim final notice - The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is revising the U.S. Standards for Grades of Orange Juice (U.S. OJ Standards). This Interim Final Notice (IFN) revises the limits for Grade B Brix allowances in Pasteurized Orange Juice (POJ) under the U.S. OJ Standards to reference the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Standard of Identity (SOI) for POJ (notified as G/TBT/N/USA/2231).

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