Sterilized Canned Beef Chunks from China
Large chunks of cooked beef undergoing retort sterilization in airtight cans. Fits HTS 1601.00.40 precisely as beef preserved by airtight container sterilization.
Duty Rate — China → United States
23.4%
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
• Commercial sterility validation via thermal death time studies mandatory for entry
• Batch coding for traceability; CBP often requests production records
• Avoid glass jars which may classify under different container rules