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On October 18, 2019, the additional tariff on goods imported from Italy entered into effect.
Among other items, certain Italian fruits and meats are now subject to an additional ad valorem import duty of 25%.
Meat and fruit subjected to the new 25% duties are: pork; cherries; peaches; oranges; clementines; lemons; pears; mixtures of fruit; fruit juice.
The table* (Table A – Meat; Table B – Fruit) at the bottom of this note reflects the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS), import product definitions, and the new effective duty rates on affected fruit and meat coming from Italy.
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Table A – Meat
| Product affected by Additional Tariff (HTS Sub.) | Product affected by Additional Tariff (product description) | Duties Due |
| 1602.49.20 | Pork other than ham and shoulder and cuts thereof, not containing cereals or vegetables, boned and cooked and packed in airtight containers | 4.2¢/kg + 25% ad valorem |
| 1601.00.20 | Pork sausages and similar products of pork, pork offal or blood; food preparations based on these products | 0.8¢/kg + 25% ad valorem |
| 1602.41.90 | Prepared or preserved pork hams and cuts thereof, not containing cereals or vegetables, nesoi | 1.4¢/kg + 25% ad valorem |
| 1602.42.20 | Pork shoulders and cuts thereof, boned and cooked and packed in airtight containers | 4.2¢/kg + 25% ad valorem |
| 1602.42.40 | Prepared or preserved pork shoulders and cuts thereof, other than boned and cooked and packed in airtight containers | 1.4¢/kg + 25% ad valorem |
| 1602.49.40 | Prepared or preserved pork, not containing cereals or vegetables, nesoi | 1.4¢/kg + 25% ad valorem |
| 1602.49.90 | Prepared or preserved pork, nesoi | 6.4% + 25% ad valorem |
| 1602.49.10 | Prepared or preserved pork offal, including mixtures | 3.2% + 25% ad valorem |
Table B – Fruit
| Product affected by Additional Tariff (HTS Sub.) | Product affected by Additional Tariff (product description) | Duties Due |
| 0811.90.80 | Fruit, nesoi, frozen, whether or not previously steamed or boiled | 14.5% + 25% valorem |
| 2008.60.00 | Cherries, otherwise prepared or preserved, nesoi | 6.9¢/kg + 4.5% + 25% ad valorem |
| 2008.70.20 | Peaches (excluding nectarines), otherwise prepared or preserved, not elsewhere specified or included | 17% + 25% ad valorem |
| 2008.97.90 | Mixtures of fruit or other edible parts of plants, otherwise prepared or preserved, nesoi (excluding tropical fruit salad) | 14.9% + 25% ad valorem |
| 2009.89.65 | Cherry juice, concentrated or not concentrated | 0.5¢/liter + 25% ad valorem |
| 2009.89.80 | Juice of any single vegetable, other than tomato, concentrated or not concentrated | 0.2 ¢/ liter + 25% ad valorem |
| 2007.9970 | Currant and berry fruit jellies | 1.4% + 25% ad valorem |
| 2008.40.00 | Pears, otherwise prepared or preserved, nesoi | 15.3% + 25% ad valorem |
| Product affected by Additional Tariff (HTS Sub.) | Product affected by Additional Tariff (product description) | Duties Due |
| 2009.89.20 | Pear juice, concentrated or not concentrated | Free/liters + 24% ad valorem |
| 2009.89.40 | Prune juice, concentrated or not concentrated | 0.64¢/liter + 25% ad valorem |
| 0805.10.00 | Oranges, fresh or dried | 1.9¢/kg + 25% ad valorem |
| 0805.21.00 | Mandarins and other similar citrus hybrids including tangerines, satsumas, clementines, wilkings, fresh or dried | 1.9¢/kg + 25% ad valorem |
| 0805.22.00 | Clementines, fresh or dried, other | 1.9¢/kg + 25% ad valorem |
| 0805.50.20 | Lemons, fresh or dried | 2.2¢/kg + 25% ad valorem |
| 0812.10.00 | Cherries, provisionally preserved, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption | 13.4¢/kg + 25% ad valorem |
| 0813.40.30 | Cherries, dried | 10.6¢/kg + 25% ad valorem |