Analysis
Subheading 0703.10 covers onions and shallots, within heading 0703. The first six digits are shared by every country that uses the Harmonized System, so this part of the code is the same in the US, UK and EU schedules; the 3 US tariff lines below it are national.
The US splits it as follows: 0703.10.20 for onions and shallots: onion sets (0.83¢/kg), 0703.10.30 for pearl onions not over 16 mm in diameter (0.96¢/kg) and 0703.10.40 for other: other (3.1¢/kg).
3 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.
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Other Vegetable (except Potato) and Melon Farming (111219). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Goods only reach 0703.10 once they fall within heading 0703 (onions, shallots, garlic, leeks and other alliaceous vegetables, fresh or chilled). Under General Rule 6, subheadings are then compared only with others at the same level, so a product is matched against its siblings, not against lines elsewhere in the chapter.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 0703.10.20 | Onions and shallots: onion sets | 0.83¢/kg |
| 0703.10.30 | Pearl onions not over 16 mm in diameter | 0.96¢/kg |
| 0703.10.40 | Other: other | 3.1¢/kg |