IQF Frozen Cultivated Blueberries from China
Individually Quick Frozen (IQF) cultivated blueberries preserve each berry separately, uncooked or steamed before freezing, with optional sugar syrup. Classified under HTS 0811.90.20.40 for other cultivated highbush varieties not specifically enumerated. Used in retail frozen fruit sections and industrial processing.
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 IQF processing maintains individual berry integrity to prevent clumping reclassification as block-frozen
• Provide refrigeration bills of lading proving cold chain from harvest to delivery
• Comply with FDA prior notice requirements for frozen fruits entering U.S. ports