Bulk Great Northern Beans for Soup Production from Japan
Large sacks of dried Great Northern beans intended for industrial soup manufacturing, shelled but unsplit. HTS 0713.39.4120 applies to these Phaseolus spp. beans entered outside quota periods, suitable for reprocessing into value-added foods.
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
• Declare end-use as 'for processing' with buyer contracts if applicable, though classification remains based on dried state
• Use food-grade packaging and provide fumigation certificates to meet FDA import alerts for legumes