Analysis
HTS 0601.10.85 covers lily of the valley pips under heading 0601 (bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, dormant, in growth or in…).
The general rate is $1.44/1000, a specific or compound duty rather than a simple percentage, so the effective burden depends on the unit value of the goods: cheap goods pay proportionally more than expensive ones. Importers usually convert it to an ad valorem equivalent to compare it with other lines.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 12 others can enter duty-free instead of paying $1.44/1000. It is also eligible under GSP, the developing-country programme, which Congress has to renew; check whether GSP is in force on the entry date.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 111421 (Nursery and Tree Production), the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
The general rate of $1.44/1000 has not changed in any edition of the schedule since Jan 2023.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 0601.10.15 | Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, dormant: tulip bulbs | 89.6¢/1000 |
| 0601.10.30 | Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, dormant: hyacinth bulbs | 38.4¢/1000 |
| 0601.10.45 | Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, dormant: lily bulbs | 55.7¢/1000 |
| 0601.10.60 | Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, dormant: narcissus bulbs | $1.34/1000 |
| 0601.10.75 | Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, dormant: crocus corms | 19.2¢/1000 |
| 0601.10.90 | Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, dormant: other | 3.5% |