Sweetened Lime Marmalade from China
A preserve made from Citrus aurantifolia limes cooked with sugar to create a thick spread for toast or baking. Classified under HTS 2008.30.66.00 as prepared limes, fitting the category for citrus fruit preserved with added sugar. Not a juice or homogenized preparation.
Duty Rate — China → United States
31.5%
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 lime species (Citrus aurantifolia or latifolia) via botanical certification to avoid reclassification; ensure sugar content labeling complies with FDA food standards; check for pesticide residues common in citrus imports