Fresh Brown Lentils from China
Fresh brown lentils are whole, unsplit legumes picked fresh and chilled, falling under HTS 0708.90.15.00 for other leguminous vegetables, shelled or unshelled, fresh or chilled. They offer an earthy flavor ideal for soups when minimally processed.
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 country-of-origin documentation specifying harvest date to prove 'fresh or chilled' status
• Ensure pods are removed if shelled; unshelled must still be fresh to qualify under this code
• Avoid common pitfall of moisture content exceeding chilled thresholds, which could shift to preserved categories