Fresh White Alba Truffles from China
Premium fresh white truffles (Tuber magnatum) from Italy's Alba region, prized for intense garlic-musk flavor. HTS 0709.56.00.00 covers these fresh or chilled Tuber spp. fungi, separate from common mushrooms due to wild-harvested nature. Typically brushed clean but not washed to preserve aroma.
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
• Use refrigerated air freight; temperature above 4°C risks spoilage and reclassification from fresh
• Provide CITES documentation if applicable for protected species, though most Tuber spp. are unregulated
• Label as 'fresh truffles' not 'mushrooms' to avoid CBP scrutiny under mushroom quotas