Dried Sliced Okinawan Purple Sweet Potatoes from Japan
Okinawan sweet potatoes with purple flesh are sliced and dried, qualifying under HTS 0714.20.20.00 for dried high-starch tubers whether sliced or pelleted. Used in snacks or rehydration.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%
Import Tips
• Provide drying process details to prove not rendered unsuitable for immediate use
• Organic certification under GSNote 6 if claimed for statistical suffixes
• Avoid packaging as retail snacks to prevent Chapter 19 shift