Foodservice Tomato Paste Pail from China
30 lb plastic pails of tomato paste for restaurant use, 30° Brix concentration. Classified in HTS 2002.90.80.20 as other tomato paste not retail packed. Standard preservation method.
Duty Rate — China → United States
49.1%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Pails require tamper-evident seals; FDA checks for institutional food safety
• Declare for foodservice use to access lower duties vs retail; end-use bonds available
• Plastic pails need recycling symbols if >5% post-consumer resin per regulations