Pickled Beets from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
19.6%
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
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