Dried Black Beluga Lentils from China
Premium dried black beluga lentils, shelled and not split, are tiny black legumes valued for their caviar-like texture when cooked. HTS 0713.90.81.00 covers such dried, shelled leguminous vegetables withdrawn outside quota periods. Provisional preservation via drying makes them unfit for immediate eating.
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
• Use ISPM-15 certified wooden pallets for shipping to comply with phytosanitary standards
• Document varietal testing if claiming organic status under General Statistical Note 6
• Watch for splitting during drying; split ones may shift to specific split-lentil subheadings