Roasted Salted Sunflower Seeds from China
Sunflower seeds that have been roasted and seasoned with salt, packaged for direct human consumption as a snack. They fall under HTS 1206.00.00.80 as sunflower seeds, not broken or otherwise shelled, prepared specifically for human use but not classified as flour, meal, or further processed products under other headings in Chapter 12.
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 the seeds are not defatted or refatted, as those may shift to heading 1208 per chapter notes
• Provide lab analysis confirming suitability for human consumption to avoid reclassification as animal feed
• Label packages clearly with country of origin and processing details to meet FDA import requirements