Scarlet Royal Red Grapes from China
Scarlet Royal grapes feature deep red skin, firm texture, and high sugar content, shipped fresh outside the winter quota period. HTS 0806.10.60.15 covers these red table grape varieties entered at other times. They require post-import ripening for optimal eating quality.
Duty Rate — China → United States
17.5%
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
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 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(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
Import Tips
• Include commercial invoice specifying 'fresh Scarlet Royal red grapes' and entry timing to prevent seasonal misrouting
• Comply with APHIS requirements for fruit flies; fumigation certificates often needed from origin countries
• Monitor for mold during transit; contaminated shipments risk quarantine or reclassification