Organic American Chestnuts Pickled in Vinegar from Japan
Organic American chestnuts pickled in white vinegar, a rare delicacy due to blight resistance efforts. HTS 2001.90.42.00 covers these as chestnuts preserved by vinegar, distinct from water chestnuts.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Certify organic status with USDA-equivalent docs from origin country to claim preferential tariffs
• Ensure no additives like sugar that could reclassify under sweeter nut provisions
• Declare as 'other chestnuts' explicitly to avoid confusion with prohibited Chinese water chestnuts