Peas in Tomato Sauce Canned from Germany
Canned peas in tomato sauce feature Pisum sativum peas cooked and preserved in a tomato-based sauce without vinegar. This fits HTS 2005.40.00.00 as peas prepared otherwise than by vinegar, where sauce is a minor addition for flavor not altering primary classification.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Declare sauce composition on invoice; ensure <7% dry tomato weight to avoid 2002 juice classification per chapter note
• FDA low-acid canned food registration mandatory; thermal processing records required