Fresh Athyrium Fiddleheads from China
Freshly harvested fiddleheads from the lady fern (Athyrium filix-feminum), known for their slightly bitter, nutty taste. These are cleaned, trimmed, and shipped chilled for market sale as a specialty green. They qualify under HTS 0709.99.30.00 as the designated category for fiddlehead greens.
Duty Rate — China → United States
43%
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
• Source from approved regions to comply with USDA APHIS import regulations on ferns; declare exact species to avoid misclassification
• Test for natural toxins like ptaquiloside, requiring cooking advisories on labels