Bulk Runner Groundnuts In-Shell for Crushing from China
Unprocessed runner groundnuts (peanuts) in shell, imported in bulk for direct use as oil stock in crushing facilities per GN15. These raw peanuts are suitable for mechanical pressing to yield cooking oil and are explicitly not for direct consumption. HTS 1202.41.0520 designates such GN15-entered in-shell peanuts for oil purposes.
Duty Rate — China → United States
20%
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Use licensed customs brokers familiar with GN15 agricultural provisions to handle entry documentation accurately
• Maintain chain-of-custody records showing transport directly to oil mills to support end-use claims