Analysis
HTS 0709.93.10 covers pumpkins, squash and gourds (Cucurbita spp.): pumpkins under heading 0709 (other vegetables, fresh or chilled).
Within this group the rate runs from 20% to 20%. Compared with 0709.93.30 (gourds (Cucurbita spp.)), which pays 20%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 8.7 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 11.3%. 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 11.3% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 07 (68th percentile of 91 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $1,130 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 50%, 4.4 times the general rate.
The other lines in the same group are 0709.93.20 (pumpkins, squash and gourds (Cucurbita spp.): squash, 1.5¢/kg) and 0709.93.30 (gourds (Cucurbita spp.), 20%).
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 0709.93.20 | Pumpkins, squash and gourds (Cucurbita spp.): squash | 1.5¢/kg |
| 0709.93.30 | Gourds (Cucurbita spp.) | 20% |