Type 45 Hop Pellets from China
Concentrated Type 45 hop pellets with 45% hop material and 55% inert carrier, reducing storage volume for commercial breweries. Still classified under HTS 1210.20.00.20 as hop cone pellets if primarily cone-derived.
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
• Disclose carrier material (e.g
• rice hulls) on entry docs; calculate net hop weight for valuation
• Pitfall: exceeding 50% carrier may reclassify as mixtures