Cheese Stuffed Green Place Packed Olives from Japan
Gourmet green olives stuffed with cheese (e.g., feta crumbles), place packed in saline jars under 1 kg drained. Classified HTS 2005.70.16.00 for stuffed green olives in saline solution, within annual quota. Retail-ready preserved vegetable product.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Dairy content requires additional FDA dairy import regs and refrigeration docs
• Quota proration across entries critical
• Pitfall: cheese melt during transit misread as homogenized