Green Malabar Peppercorns from China
Dried green Piper nigrum peppercorns from India's Malabar coast, preserved whole without crushing. HTS 0904.11.00 applies to these unground Piper genus fruits used in gourmet cooking.
Duty Rate — China → United States
7.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 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(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
9903.03.030%Articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa)(ii) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Conduct lab testing for purity; impure lots risk seizure under 21 U.S.C. 41 prohibitions
• Specify 'dried green peppercorns, neither crushed nor ground' on commercial invoice precisely
• Avoid bulk packaging over 2.3kg if including any non-exempt containers to simplify dutiability