Watermelon Seeds for Food Use from China
Dried watermelon seeds, hulled and ready for snacking or roasting, classified under HTS 1207.70.00.75 as other melon seeds. These are oil seeds from Citrullus lanatus, valued for their high oil content despite primary food use. They fall outside low erucic acid rape/colza definitions of related subheadings.
Duty Rate — China → United States
25%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.860%Universal product exemption (U.S. note 52(b))
Import Tips
• Verify seed origin and variety to confirm melon classification; provide phytosanitary certificates for agricultural imports
• Avoid mislabeling as vegetable seeds (Chapter 7) to prevent reclassification