Analysis
HTS 0706.90.40 covers other: other under heading 0706 (carrots, turnips, salad beets (salad beetroot), salsify, celeriac, radishes and similar…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
Neighbouring lines carry rates from 1.9% to 2.7%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 0706.90.30 (beets and horseradish), at 1.9%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 8.1 percentage points.
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 10%. 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 10% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 07 (63rd percentile of 91 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $1,000 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 50%, 5.0 times the general rate.
For statistics it divides in two: 0706.90.40.20 for celeriac and 0706.90.40.40 for other. Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
Statistical suffixes
| Code | Description | Units | NAICS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0706.90.40.20 | Celeriac | kg | |
| 0706.90.40.40 | Other | kg |
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 0706.90.20 | Other: radishes | 2.7% |
| 0706.90.30 | Beets and horseradish | 1.9% |