Brine-Preserved Cocktail Onions from Japan
Small pearl onions preserved in brine for temporary storage, requiring further processing like vinegar soaking for use. Remain too salty and unpalatable for immediate consumption. Under HTS 0711.90.65.00 as mixtures or other vegetables provisionally preserved.
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
• Include processing logs showing no cooking or flavoring beyond preservation
• Use invoices specifying 'provisional preservation for transport' phrasing
• Avoid bulk packaging that suggests retail readiness, risking reclass to 2001