Crunchy Peanut Butter from Japan
Crunchy peanut butter featuring ground peanuts with small peanut pieces for texture, entered under HTS 2008.11.0200 per General Note 15. It meets the definition of peanut paste as long as visible pieces are from peanuts and it's prepared for retail.
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
• Confirm General Note 15 applicability with supplier declarations; mismatches lead to higher MFN duties
• Document that crunchiness comes from peanut fragments only—no foreign seeds—to stay in peanut butter class
• Watch for FDA import alerts on aflatoxins in peanuts; test and certify low levels before shipment