Fresh Snow Peas from China
Snow peas (Pisum sativum var. saccharatum) are flat-podded leguminous vegetables harvested fresh or chilled with tender, edible pods containing immature seeds. They fall under HTS 0708.90.40.00 as other leguminous vegetables, shelled or unshelled, distinct from peas and beans specified in prior subheadings.
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
• Obtain phytosanitary certificates confirming fresh/chilled condition and pest-free status from exporting country
• Verify pod maturity to avoid reclassification under pea subheadings like 0708.10; snow peas must have edible immature pods
• Maintain cold chain documentation (below 7°C) to prove 'chilled' status and prevent duty-free fresh produce exemptions