Fresh Comice Pears from Japan

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 — Japan → United States

12.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%

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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