Chilled Collard Greens from China
Chilled collard greens (Brassica oleracea var. viridis), large leafy brassica greens popular in Southern cuisine. Falls under HTS 0704.90.40 as 'similar edible brassicas,' fresh or chilled, not fitting specific subheadings like cabbage.
Duty Rate — China → United States
55%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
Import Tips
• Provide cooling chain records to prove 'chilled' status and prevent reclassification as fresh without temperature control
• Ensure varietal identification in invoices; collards are brassicas but often confused with heading 0709 lettuces
• Check for organic certification if claimed, per General Statistical Note 6, to qualify for potential preferential rates