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%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 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