Certified Organic Persian Greenhouse Cucumbers from China
Seedless, thin-skinned Persian-style cucumbers from organic greenhouse farms, fresh or chilled and entered seasonally from Dec to Feb. HTS 0707.00.20.45 applies as 'other' certified organic greenhouse cucumbers not meeting round tomato weight specs (irrelevant here). Ideal for salads but sold unwashed.
Duty Rate — China → United States
17.5%
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
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 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(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
Import Tips
• Maintain cold chain (32-40°F) documentation to prove 'fresh or chilled' status; cross-check with chapter notes excluding dried/crushed forms
• Pitfall: failing to declare exact entry date risks higher seasonal rates