Frozen Cut Green Beans from China
Frozen green beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) that have been cleaned, trimmed, and cut into pieces, prepared by blanching and freezing without vinegar or acetic acid. Classified under HTS 2004.90.80.00 as 'beans' prepared or preserved by freezing, distinct from products of heading 2006 like canned beans.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 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
• Verify beans are frozen and not vinegar-preserved; provide lab analysis if composition is disputed to avoid reclassification
• Include certificates of freeze-processing and country-of-origin labeling compliant with FDA food import rules
• Watch for mixtures exceeding 50% beans, which may shift to general vegetable mixtures under 2004.90