Organic American Chestnuts Pickled in Vinegar from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 10% ad valorem on products of Mexico
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