Fire-Roasted Tomato Pieces from Germany

Tomatoes roasted for flavor then cut into pieces and canned in own juices, no vinegar. Classified under HTS 2002.10.00 for preserved tomatoes in pieces. Adds smoky taste to salsas and chili.

Duty Rate — Germany → United States

22.5%

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

Import Tips

Include roasting process description in entry docs to justify piece integrity

Test for microbial safety; roasted tomatoes need validated kill-step documentation

Monitor Brix levels; high values near juice threshold per chapter notes