Sulfur Water Preserved Oyster Mushrooms from China
Oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus) preserved in sulfur water for provisional storage and transport, unsuitable for eating without rinsing and cooking. This treatment ensures they qualify under heading 0711 for mushrooms not ready for immediate use.
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
• Test for sulfur residues post-import; FDA may sample to ensure compliance with GRAS levels
• Use NAICS-aligned invoices specifying 'provisionally preserved' to aid CBP review
• Monitor for misdeclaration as truffles, which have separate subheading