Fresh Sugar Snap Peas from China
Sugar snap peas feature thick, rounded, edible pods with full-size but tender peas inside, imported fresh or chilled. Classified under HTS 0708.90.40.00 as other unshelled leguminous vegetables, separate from standard green peas due to pod edibility.
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
• Label clearly as 'sugar snap peas' with varietal info to prevent confusion with garden peas under 0708.10
• Use refrigerated containers; provide temperature logs to qualify as chilled and avoid spoilage claims
• Check for organic certification if claimed, per General Statistical Note 6 for statistical reporting