Vinegar-Preserved Roasted Chestnuts from China
Roasted chestnuts lightly preserved in vinegar to maintain flavor and texture, popular in Mediterranean cuisine. HTS 2001.90.42.00 applies to such chestnuts preserved by vinegar/acetic acid, excluding water chestnuts.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
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
• Obtain prior notice filing via FDA's system for acidified foods to avoid holds at port
• Document preservation process to prove vinegar/acetic acid method, preventing reclassification to general nut preparations
• Watch for moisture content; high water could mimic juice products but stays here if vinegar-preserved