Analysis
HTS 0709.56.00 covers truffles (Tuber spp.) under heading 0709 (other vegetables, fresh or chilled).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 21.3%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 0709.99.45 (other: sweet corn), at 21.3%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 21.3 percentage points.
Goods classified here enter the United States duty-free at the general (normal trade relations) rate, as do about 22% of the 91 tariff lines in chapter 07. Duty-free at the general rate does not rule out additional duties under Chapter 99, such as Section 301 or Section 232 measures, which depend on the country of origin.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 111411 (Mushroom Production). That is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.
The general rate of Free has not changed in any edition of the schedule since Jan 2023.
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% |
| 0709.20.90 | Asparagus: other | 21.3% |
| 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% |
| 0709.59.11 | 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% |