Italian Double Concentrated Tomato Paste Tube from China
Double-concentrated (38° Brix) tomato paste from Italian San Marzano tomatoes in 130g tubes. Falls under HTS 2002.90.80.20 as other paste, preserved by evaporation without acetic acid. High dry matter content per chapter specifications.
Duty Rate — China → United States
46.6%
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
• Provide PDO certification if claiming San Marzano origin to validate premium pricing and labeling
• Ensure tube packaging meets child-resistant standards if marketed for home use; common EU import issue
• Monitor EU origin duties; post-Brexit rules may affect UK transshipments misdeclared as Italian