Chilled Crowder Peas Unshelled from China
Crowder peas, a variety of brown cowpeas without black eyes, harvested fresh and chilled in pods for extended shelf life. HTS 0708.20.20 covers these unshelled leguminous beans of Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp., fresh or chilled. Ideal for Southern US cuisine when fresh.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
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 phytosanitary certificates confirming no pests/quarantine issues common to legumes
• Label clearly as 'cowpeas other than black-eye' to distinguish from 0708.20.40 during customs exam
• Avoid freezing; frozen cowpeas classify under 0710.22, triggering different duties