Preservative Solution Treated Shiitake Mushrooms from China
Whole shiitake mushrooms (Lentinula edodes) treated in a sulfur water or other preservative solution to maintain quality during shipment, but kept unsuitable for direct consumption. Fits HTS 0711.59.10.00 as mushrooms provisionally preserved per chapter note.
Duty Rate — China → United States
45.5%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Obtain supplier affidavits confirming treatment is solely provisional and levels below food safety thresholds
• Comply with FSMA rules; provide foreign supplier verification for contaminants like heavy metals common in mushrooms
• Declare exact species (e.g
• Lentinula edodes) to avoid disputes over 'mushrooms' definition