0601

Analysis

Heading 0601 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, dormant, in growth or in flower; chicory plants and roots other than roots of heading 1212. It divides into 2 six-digit subheadings and 9 eight-digit tariff lines, with 12 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.

None of its 9 lines is duty-free at the general rate. Rates run from 1.4% to 3.5% with a median of 2.45%, so the line you choose sets the duty.

7 of the lines carry specific or compound rates (per kilogram, per dozen and so on) rather than a percentage, so their burden depends on the unit value of the goods.

The largest subheadings are 0601.10 (bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and…, 7 lines) and 0601.20 (bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and…, 2 lines).

By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Nursery and Tree Production (111421). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.