Analysis
HTS 0604.90.10 covers mosses and lichens under heading 0604 (foliage, branches and other parts of plants, without flowers or flower buds, and grasses…).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 7%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 0604.90.60 (other: other), at 7%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 7 percentage points.
Goods classified here enter the United States duty-free at the general (normal trade relations) rate, as do about 26% of the 23 tariff lines in chapter 06. Free here means free of the base duty only: origin-specific Chapter 99 duties such as Section 301 can still be owed.
The other lines in the same group are 0604.90.30 (other: dried or bleached, duty-free) and 0604.90.60 (other: other, 7%).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 113210 (Forest Nurseries and Gathering of Forest Products), an industry of 185 US establishments employing 932 people. That is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 0604.90.30 | Other: dried or bleached | Free |
| 0604.90.60 | Other: other | 7% |