Pizza Sauce Tomato from Japan
Concentrated tomato sauce preparation for pizza toppings, blended with oregano, basil, salt, and sugar. Classified in HTS 2103.90.90.59 for other tomato-based sauce preparations, not basic tomato paste.
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
• Specify 'for pizza use' in invoices but classify by composition; retain recipe breakdowns
• Comply with country of origin marking; pitfalls include bulk vs retail packaging affecting duty
• Monitor Brix levels to differentiate from 2002 tomato pastes