Fire-Roasted Canned Tomatoes from Japan

Tomatoes fire-roasted for flavor then canned in juice, preserved without vinegar. Under HTS 2002.90.80 as other tomato preparations, the roasting is a preservation-adjacent process but not defining a specific subheading. Used in gourmet salsas and chili.

Duty Rate — Japan → United States

21.6%

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

Import Tips

Provide processing descriptions showing roasting before canning to justify classification

Test for alcohol content if any flavorings added, to avoid Chapter 22

Label clearly as 'not vinegar preserved' for CBP review