Peas in Tomato Sauce Canned from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
10%
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
• 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