Canned Pear Halves in Light Syrup from China
Sliced pear halves packed in cans with light sugar syrup, heat-processed for preservation. Classified under HTS 2008.40.00 as prepared or preserved pears, not elsewhere specified, typically for retail consumption. Meets chapter requirements for fruit preserved without freezing or drying.
Duty Rate — China → United States
50.3%
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 if applicable to ensure not reclassified under 2009; provide commercial invoice detailing syrup content and net weight
• Common pitfall: mislabeling as juice leading to wrong heading