Fire-Roasted Canned Tomatoes from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
21.6%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.94, articles the product of Mexico, as provided for in U.S. note 52 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