Dragon Fruit Powder from Japan
Spray-dried powder from pitahaya (dragon fruit), chapter 8 exotic fruit product. Properly classified in HTS 1106.30.40.00 as non-cereal flour per starch/ash exclusion criteria.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Botanical certification essential for exotic fruits like Hylocereus spp
• Color retention testing prevents quality disputes at entry
• Declare as 100% fruit powder, no carriers/additives