Analysis
Subheading 0709.99 covers other, within heading 0709. The first six digits are shared by every country that uses the Harmonized System, so this part of the code is the same in the US, UK and EU schedules; the 6 US tariff lines below it are national.
The spread of 15.7 percentage points between the cheapest and dearest lines makes misclassification expensive here. The highest rate, 21.3%, applies to 0709.99.45 (other: sweet corn).
None of its 6 lines is duty-free at the general rate. Rates run from 5.6% to 21.3% with a median of 15.65%, so the line you choose sets the duty.
The US splits it as follows: 0709.99.05 for jicamas, and breadfruit (11.3%), 0709.99.10 for chayote (Sechium edule) (5.6%), 0709.99.14 for other: okra (20%), 0709.99.30 for other: fiddlehead greens (8%), 0709.99.45 for other: sweet corn (21.3%) and 0709.99.90 for other: other (20%).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Other Vegetable (except Potato) and Melon Farming (111219). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |