Red Raspberry Fruit Paste for Baking from China

A cooked red raspberry paste with added sugar, used as a filling for pastries and cakes. It falls under HTS 2007.99.65.10 as a fruit paste obtained by cooking, specifically for red raspberry, not homogenized for infants. The product has a thick consistency from heat treatment reducing water content.

Duty Rate — China → United States

45%

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 Brix value and cooking process documentation to confirm classification under heading 2007

Label ingredient list clearly, including sugar content, to meet FDA food import standards

Avoid misclassification as juice by ensuring no free liquid; common pitfall for thin purees