Pimento Stuffed Green Place Packed Olives from China
Green olives stuffed with pimento peppers, place packed in saline solution in containers under 1 kg drained weight. These are retail-packed for immediate consumption, classified under HTS 2005.70.16.00 due to being pitted/stuffed green olives in saline, within the quota. Meets subheading criteria for place-packed stuffed olives.
Duty Rate — China → United States
17.5%
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
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)
Import Tips
• Verify drained weight under 1 kg per container and aggregate import stays within 2,700 MT annual quota
• Provide certificate of origin for green olives and stuffing material declaration
• Common pitfall: misclassifying as non-place packed if not immediately consumer-ready