Fire-Roasted Tomato Chunks from China
Tomatoes roasted over open flame then cut into chunks and canned in juice, no vinegar added. Falls under HTS 2002.10.00.80 for tomatoes in pieces preserved otherwise than by vinegar, as roasting is a preparation method preserving piece form. 'Other' applies to non-specific whole or piece variants.
Duty Rate — China → United States
47.5%
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
• Document roasting process to prove no acetic acid; retain supplier affidavits
• Test for Brix value if bordering juice classification, ensuring dry weight over 7%
• Use proper HS declaration to avoid blending with 2009 fruit juices erroneously