Greenhouse-Grown Red Bell Peppers from China
Fresh red bell peppers (Capsicum annuum) cultivated in controlled greenhouse environments, harvested chilled for optimal freshness. Classified under HTS 0709.60.4055 as other greenhouse peppers, excluding statistical categories like round tomatoes or processing types. They are sweet varieties intended for fresh market consumption.
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 greenhouse certification through supplier documentation to confirm controlled environment production and avoid misclassification as field-grown
• Ensure phytosanitary certificates confirm freedom from pests like tomato spotted wilt virus, common in peppers
• Maintain cold chain below 10°C during transit to preserve 'fresh or chilled' status and prevent reclassification under dried provisions