Fresh Leeks
Fresh leeks (Allium ampeloprasum) are long, cylindrical allium vegetables with thick green leaves and white bulbs, harvested and chilled for market. They fall under HTS 0703.90.00 as fresh or chilled alliaceous vegetables excluding onions, shallots, and garlic.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If preserved in brine or sulfur water for transport
Treated solely for provisional preservation, unsuitable for immediate consumption per Chapter Note to 0711.
If dried or dehydrated
Dried alliaceous vegetables exclude from fresh/chilled Chapter 07 headings.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Verify freshness upon arrival; spoiled leeks may reclassify under Chapter 07 dried provisions
• Provide phytosanitary certificates from origin to comply with USDA import regulations
• Avoid common pitfalls like mislabeling as onions, which shifts to 0703.10
Related Products under HTS 0703.90.00
Fresh Chinese Chives
Fresh Chinese chives (Allium tuberosum), also known as garlic chives, are flat-leaved alliaceous herbs used in Asian cuisine, fresh or chilled. Classified under HTS 0703.90.00 as other alliaceous vegetables.
Fresh Ramps
Fresh ramps (Allium tricoccum), wild leeks native to North America, feature broad green leaves and pungent bulbs, sold fresh or chilled. HTS 0703.90.00 covers these as other alliaceous vegetables.
Fresh Elephant Garlic
Fresh elephant garlic (Allium ampeloprasum var. ampeloprasum) produces oversized bulbs milder than regular garlic, treated as a leek variety, fresh or chilled. Falls under HTS 0703.90.00 as other alliaceous vegetables.
Fresh Peruvian Onions
Fresh Peruvian onions, a sweet variety of Allium cepa bred for long storage but imported fresh/chilled, sometimes debated as long-day leeks. HTS 0703.90.00 applies if marketed as specialty alliums.
Fresh Chayote Shoots
Fresh chayote shoots (Sechium edule tender growths), though squash-related, certain allium-like edible shoots classified here if marketed as alliaceous greens, fresh/chilled. Under HTS 0703.90.00.
Fresh Bunching Leeks
Fresh bunching leeks are slender, immature leeks sold in bundles with roots intact, fresh or chilled for culinary use. HTS 0703.90.00 for these other alliaceous vegetables.