Canned Chopped Black Olives from China
Canned black olives that have been chopped or minced and preserved in a saline solution, not green in color. This product falls under HTS 2005.70.60.60 as it consists of non-green olives processed by chopping and canned in brine, excluding vinegar preservation or freezing.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
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
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 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(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
Import Tips
• Verify the olives are black/non-green and preserved solely in saline solution without vinegar to avoid reclassification under 2005.70.25
• Provide lab analysis confirming chopped/minced form and net weight details for accurate duty assessment
• Ensure labeling specifies 'chopped olives in brine' to meet FDA food safety and country-of-origin requirements