Pie Filling Apples from Japan
Pre-cooked apple slices in thick syrup for pie filling, canned. Classified as preserved apples in 2008.99.0500, not as a finished bakery product.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%
Import Tips
• Distinguish from finished pies (HTS 1905) by selling as fruit only
• Include viscosity tests if claiming 'cooked' per Chapter 2007 note
• Declare thickeners if added; may affect if seen as jam (2007)