0711.59.10.00/Preservative Solution Treated Shiitake Mushrooms/Japan

Preservative Solution Treated Shiitake Mushrooms from Japan

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 — Japan → United States

12.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%

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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