Lay's Classic Potato Chips from Canada

Thinly sliced potato chips fried in vegetable oil and seasoned with salt, prepared from potatoes and preserved without vinegar or acetic acid. Classified under HTS 2005.20.00.20 as potato chips, which are a specific form of prepared or preserved potatoes not fitting other vegetable preparation headings.

Duty Rate — Canada → United States

16.4%

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

Verify product meets 'potato chips' definition by confirming thin slicing, frying, and no vinegar preservation to avoid reclassification

Include detailed ingredient lists and processing descriptions in documentation to prove compliance with Chapter 20 notes

Check for pesticide residues on potatoes, as agricultural imports often face additional FDA scrutiny