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Frisee Lettuce

Fresh frisee (curly endive lettuce) with frizzy, bitter pale leaves for salad accents. HTS 0705.19.40 as other lettuce, though borderline with chicory.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳ChinaFree+17.5%17.5%
🇲🇽MexicoFree+10.0%10%
🇨🇦CanadaFree+10.0%10%
🇩🇪GermanyFree+10.0%10%
🇯🇵JapanFree+10.0%10%

More Specific Codes

This product may fall under a more specific subheading:

0705.19.40.20Romaine lettuce
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0705.19.40.40Butterhead lettuce
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0705.19.40.60Red and green leaf lettuce
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0705.19.40.80Other
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Alternative Classifications

This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.

0705.21.00.00Same rate: 17.5%

If true curly endive (Cichorium endivia)

Chicory/endive separate from Lactuca sativa per hierarchy.

0711.90Higher: 17.7% vs 17.5%

If blanched and chilled

Blanched frisee often provisionally preserved.

0709Higher: 30% vs 17.5%

If mixed salad vegetable

Non-lettuce dominant mixes to other vegetables.

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Import Tips & Compliance

• Botanical verification needed; Lactuca vs Cichorium affects heading

• Store at 0°C with high humidity to prevent tip burn

• Common in EU exports; align with EU-US equivalence agreements

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