Dried Fennel Seeds Whole from China
Whole dried seeds of fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) used as a spice in culinary applications. Classified under HTS 0712.90.60.00 as crude dried fennel, not further manufactured beyond drying, fitting the category for dried vegetables like fennel in whole form.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
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
• Verify the product is solely dried and crude, without grinding or oil extraction to stay in 0712.90.60.00; provide drying process certificates
• Include botanical identification and purity tests to confirm fennel content and absence of contaminants
• Check for pesticide residues as per FDA import requirements for spices to prevent holds at entry