Pickled Beets from China

Sliced or whole beets preserved in sweetened vinegar solution, a popular side dish or salad ingredient. Under HTS 2001.90.38.00 as beets (Beta vulgaris) are vegetables preserved by vinegar/acetic acid, in the residual 'other' subheading. Sold in retail jars.

Duty Rate — China → United States

44.6%

Rate breakdown

9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 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

Document acetic acid percentage and pH levels for CBP verification of preservation method

Ensure colorants like beet juice are declared; natural colors ok but synthetic may trigger FDA review