Chilled Orache Spinach
Fresh or chilled orache spinach (Atriplex hortensis), a garden spinach relative with reddish or green leaves, fits HTS 0709.70.00.50 as 'other' spinach. It is imported for salad use without any preservation beyond chilling.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If used as a medicinal or salad plant not primarily as vegetable
Plants used chiefly in perfumery, pharmacy, or as salad plants shift to Chapter 12.
If mixed dried vegetables including orache
Dried mixtures of vegetables go to 0710.90, separate from pure fresh spinach.
If sold as mixed salad greens with other veggies
Fresh vegetable mixtures not specified elsewhere classify under 0709.99 'other'.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Phytosanitary certificate must specify orache to prevent quarantine issues with similar weeds
• Declare as 'fresh or chilled' only if temperature-controlled; ambient storage risks reclassification
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Fresh Bloomsdale spinach, a heirloom garden variety with dark green, crinkled leaves, is classified under HTS 0709.70.00.50 for fresh or chilled import. Prized for its flavor in cooking and salads.
Fresh Malabar Spinach
Fresh Malabar spinach (Basella alba), a vining garden spinach alternative with thick, mucilaginous leaves, is included as 'other' under HTS 0709.70.00.50 when fresh or chilled. Used in Asian cuisines for its unique texture.
Fresh Baby Spinach
Fresh baby spinach leaves, harvested young for tender texture, are fresh or chilled garden spinach classified under HTS 0709.70.00.50 as 'other' spinach varieties. They are suitable for immediate consumption in salads or cooking without any preservation treatment.
Fresh Savoy Spinach
Fresh Savoy spinach features crinkled, dark green leaves typical of this garden spinach variety, imported fresh or chilled under HTS 0709.70.00.50. It remains in its natural state without drying or processing.
Fresh Flat Leaf Spinach
Fresh flat leaf spinach, also known as smooth or baby leaf spinach, is a common garden spinach variety imported fresh or chilled under HTS 0709.70.00.50. Its broad, uncrinkled leaves make it ideal for fresh market sales.
Chilled Organic Baby Spinach
Chilled organic baby spinach, certified under approved standards, is fresh garden spinach under HTS 0709.70.00.50 'other'. Grown without synthetic pesticides for premium salad markets.