Analysis
HTS 0703.90.00 covers leeks and other alliaceous vegetables under heading 0703 (onions, shallots, garlic, leeks and other alliaceous vegetables, fresh or chilled). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
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 20%. 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.
The general duty rate is 20% of the customs value, which is among the highest the rates in chapter 07 (91st percentile of 91 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $2,000 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 50%, 2.5 times the general rate.
For statistics it divides in two: 0703.90.00.20 for green onions of a species other than Allium cepa and 0703.90.00.40 for other. Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring 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 |
| 0703.20.00 | Onions, shallots, garlic, leeks and other alliaceous vegetables, fresh or chilled: garlic | 0.43¢/kg |