Fresh Brown Cowpeas Pods from China
Unharvested brown cowpeas (Vigna unguiculata) in their fresh pods, excluding black-eye varieties, destined for market sale. Classified under HTS 0708.20.20 as shelled or unshelled leguminous vegetables of the cowpea type, fresh or chilled. These are distinct from black-eyed peas due to lacking the characteristic black spot.
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
• Verify botanical identity as Vigna spp. cowpeas excluding black-eye peas via supplier certificates to avoid misclassification
• Maintain cold chain documentation (below 7°C) proving 'fresh or chilled' status to prevent reclassification as dried (0713)
• Declare pod/unshelled status accurately; shelled cowpeas may shift to other subheadings