Sterilized Beef Pate from China
Hermetically sealed beef pate from pure cooked bovine meat, no cereal or vegetable extenders. HTS 1602.50.21.40 applies to such other airtight preserved bovine products.
Duty Rate — China → United States
8.9%
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
• Validate sterilization process per FDA 21 CFR 113; include pH and aw testing
• Use precise HTS on commercial invoice to avoid general 'pate' misclass
• Watch for reclass if pate includes liver—still bovine but confirm offal status