Fresh Comice Pears from Germany
Fresh Comice pears offer creamy texture and rich flavor, with green to yellow skin, imported fresh during off-quota times. This HTS 0808.30.40 subheading applies to all fresh pears entered outside the protected quota window.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
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
Import Tips
• Ensure varietal identification on paperwork; generic 'pears' may trigger CBP re-examination
• Pre-clear with AQIM for origins requiring fumigation or cold treatment
• Separate bulk shipments from retail-packed to avoid consumer packaging duty issues