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
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 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