Artificially Dried Copra Pellets from China
Copra kernels dried using hot air ovens and formed into uniform pellets for efficient storage and transport. HTS 1203.00.00.00 covers this as copra remains the dried coconut kernel, unaltered chemically. Pelleting aids in bulk handling for large-scale oil extraction plants.
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
• Ensure pellets maintain integrity without binders to stay under 1203; provide drying method certification; watch for misdeclaration as animal feed leading to 2306 reclass