Analysis
HTS 0709.20.90 covers asparagus: other under heading 0709 (other vegetables, fresh or chilled). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 3 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 21.3%. Compared with 0709.59.11 (other: truffles), which pays duty-free, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 21.3 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 21.3%. 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 21.3% of the customs value, which is among the highest the rates in chapter 07 (96th percentile of 91 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $2,130 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 50%, 2.3 times the general rate.
Statistical suffixes
| Code | Description | Units | NAICS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0709.20.90.10 | White | kg | 111219 |
| 0709.20.90.40 | Certified organic | kg | |
| 0709.20.90.70 | Other | kg |
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 0709.20.10 | Not reduced in size, entered during the period from September 15 to November 15, inclusive, in any year, and transported to the United States by air | 5% |
| 0709.30.20 | If entered during the period from April 1 to November 30, inclusive, in any year | 2.6¢/kg |
| 0709.30.40 | Eggplants (aubergines): other | 1.9¢/kg |
| 0709.40.20 | Celery other than celeriac: reduced in size | 14.9% |
| 0709.40.40 | If imported and entered during the period from April 15 to July 31, inclusive, in any year | 0.25¢/kg |
| 0709.40.60 | Other: other | 1.9¢/kg |
| 0709.51.01 | Mushrooms of the genus Agaricus | 8.8¢/kg + 20% |
| 0709.52.05 | Mushrooms of the genus Boletus | 8.8¢/kg + 20% |
| 0709.53.00 | Mushrooms of the genus Cantharellus | 8.8¢/kg + 20% |
| 0709.54.00 | Shiitake (Lentinus edodes) | 8.8¢/kg + 20% |
| 0709.55.00 | Matsutake (Tricholoma matsutake, Tricholoma magnivelare, Tricholoma anatolicum, Tricholoma dulciolens, Tricholoma caligatum) | 8.8¢/kg + 20% |
| 0709.56.00 | Truffles (Tuber spp.) | Free |
| 0709.59.11 | Other: truffles | Free |
| 0709.59.91 | Other: other | 8.8¢/kg + 20% |
| 0709.60.20 | Fruits of the genus Capsicum (peppers) or of the genus Pimenta (e.g., allspice): chili peppers | 4.4¢/kg |
| 0709.60.40 | Fruits of the genus Capsicum (peppers) or of the genus Pimenta (e.g., allspice): other | 4.7¢/kg |
| 0709.70.00 | Spinach, New Zealand spinach and orache spinach (garden spinach) | 20% |
| 0709.91.00 | Other: globe artichokes | 11.3% |
| 0709.92.00 | Other: olives | 8.8¢/kg |
| 0709.93.10 | Pumpkins, squash and gourds (Cucurbita spp.): pumpkins | 11.3% |
| 0709.93.20 | Pumpkins, squash and gourds (Cucurbita spp.): squash | 1.5¢/kg |
| 0709.93.30 | Gourds (Cucurbita spp.) | 20% |
| 0709.99.05 | Jicamas, and breadfruit | 11.3% |
| 0709.99.10 | Chayote (Sechium edule) | 5.6% |
| 0709.99.14 | Other: okra | 20% |
| 0709.99.30 | Other: fiddlehead greens | 8% |
| 0709.99.45 | Other: sweet corn | 21.3% |
| 0709.99.90 | Other: other | 20% |