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
18%
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
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