Fresh Anjou Pears from China
Fresh Anjou pears (Pyrus communis 'Anjou') are green-skinned pears with a sweet, juicy flesh, harvested and entered into the US outside the December 1 to May 31 quota period. They fall under HTS 0808.30.40 as fresh pears entered at any other time, distinguishing them from quota-period imports under 0808.30.20.
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
• Verify entry date falls outside Dec 1-May 31 to qualify for 0808.30.40; quota-period entries use 0808.30.20
• Provide phytosanitary certificates confirming pears are fresh, untreated, and pest-free from origin country
• Avoid misclassification as processed fruit (Chapter 20); ensure no preservation treatments like sulfur dioxide