Foodservice Tomato Paste Pail from Germany
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 — Germany → United States
11.6%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.380%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 equal to or greater than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
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