Pickled Water Chestnuts
Sliced water chestnuts (Eleocharis dulcis tubers) preserved in vinegar, common in Asian cuisine. Fits HTS 2001.90.38.00 as an other vegetable pickled with acetic acid.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If potatoes or similar tubers preserved otherwise
Tubers prepared not by vinegar under 2005.20.
If provisionally preserved
Without vinegar, goes to provisional preservation heading.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Confirm botanical classification as tuber vegetable, not nut
• Crisp texture maintained by vinegar; provide processing details
• APHIS permit for aquatic plants potential issue
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