Jalapeño Stuffed Green Place Packed Olives from China
Spicy green olives stuffed with jalapeño pepper slices, place packed in saline solution <1 kg drained containers. HTS 2005.70.16.00 for quota-limited stuffed green olives preserved otherwise than vinegar. Retail appetizer product.
Duty Rate — China → United States
20%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 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(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Pepper origin may need phytosanitary cert; monitor heat levels for labeling
• Annual quota caps entry volumes
• Pitfall: spice bleed affecting saline purity claims