Crunchy Peanut Butter from Germany
Peanut butter with small peanut chunks for texture, produced from roasted peanuts and entered under U.S. Note 5 provisions. Classified in 2008.11.05.00 as it qualifies as peanut paste within the tariff-rate quota limits of chapter 20. Retail-packed for consumer use.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Document quota usage with Customs via entry summary; track annual limits to prevent over-quota penalties
• Label accurately as 'peanut butter' per FDA rules, disclosing any stabilizers to avoid reclassification
• Test for aflatoxin levels, a common pitfall in peanut imports leading to FDA detentions