Analysis
HTS 0706.90.20 covers other: radishes under heading 0706 (carrots, turnips, salad beets (salad beetroot), salsify, celeriac, radishes and similar…).
Within this group the rate runs from 1.9% to 10%. Compared with 0706.90.40 (other: other), which pays 10%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 7.3 percentage points.
The general duty rate is 2.7% of the customs value, which is at the low end of the rates in chapter 07 (28th percentile of 91 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $270 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 50%, 18.5 times the general rate.
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 2.7%. 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 other lines in the same group are 0706.90.30 (beets and horseradish, 1.9%) and 0706.90.40 (other: other, 10%).
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 0706.90.30 | Beets and horseradish | 1.9% |
| 0706.90.40 | Other: other | 10% |