Harissa Paste from China
A spicy North African chili pepper paste blended with garlic, coriander, and caraway seeds, used as a condiment for meats and vegetables. Classified under HTS 2103.90.90.91 as a mixed condiment and seasoning due to its combination of multiple spice ingredients prepared for culinary use. It falls outside specific sauce or mustard categories.
Duty Rate — China → United States
23.9%
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 if the product qualifies under the 689 metric ton quota for mixed condiments (US note 3); Mexican origin products are excluded
• Provide detailed ingredient lists and production processes to customs for accurate classification as 'other' mixed seasonings
• Label net weight and country of origin clearly to avoid misclassification into quota-restricted subheadings like 2103.90.74