Analysis
HTS 0709.99.45 covers other: sweet corn under heading 0709 (other vegetables, fresh or chilled).
Rates on the nearby lines range from 5.6% to 20%. The costliest confusion would be with 0709.99.10 (chayote (Sechium edule)) at 5.6%, a difference of 15.7 points on the customs value.
Goods that qualify under the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, AGOA, and 11 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.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 111219 (Other Vegetable (except Potato) and Melon Farming), the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
Neighbouring 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% |
| 0709.99.90 | Other: other | 20% |