Fresh Plantain Bananas (Dessert Type) from Mexico
Certain smaller, sweeter plantain varieties imported fresh for eating raw rather than cooking. HTS 0803.90.00.35 covers fresh 'other' bananas excluding true cooking plantains. These are distinguished by size and intended use as fresh fruit.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
0%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.860%Universal product exemption (U.S. note 52(b))
Import Tips
• Provide botanical classification documentation if borderline between banana and plantain
• Ensure cold chain management as plantains ripen quickly post-harvest
• Avoid common pitfall of declaring as plantains if they have dessert characteristics