Copper Sulfate Fungicide Spray from China
A ready-to-use spray containing copper sulfate as the active inorganic substance for controlling fungal diseases on fruits and vegetables. Put up in retail packaging for home gardeners, it falls under HTS 3808.99.70.00 because it is a fungicide preparation containing an inorganic substance. The copper ions disrupt fungal spore germination.
Duty Rate — China → United States
40%
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 EPA registration for pesticides; provide Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and labels showing inorganic active ingredient
• Common pitfall: misclassifying as organic-based if trace organics present