Bread and Butter Gherkins from China
Small gherkin cucumbers sliced and preserved in a sweet vinegar brine with onions and spices. HTS 2001.10.00.00 covers cucumbers including gherkins preserved by vinegar or acetic acid. The vinegar base qualifies despite minor sugar addition.
Duty Rate — China → United States
47.1%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 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
• Declare exact vinegar and sugar ratios to avoid reclassification as sweetened preserves
• Use child-resistant packaging if marketed for retail
• Comply with FDA acidified food regulations for pH under 4.6