Analysis
HTS 0710.80.97 covers reduced in size: other under heading 0710 (vegetables (uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water), frozen). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 8 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 14.9%. Compared with 0710.80.15 (bamboo shoots and water chestnuts, other than Chinese water chestnuts), which pays duty-free, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 14.9 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 14.9%. 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 14.9% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 07 (82nd percentile of 91 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $1,490 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 35%, 2.3 times the general rate.
The ten-digit suffixes separate asparagus, spears, certified organic, cauliflower and garlic, reduced in size beyond the…. The duty is the same across them; the suffix matters for statistics, licensing and some quotas, and an entry needs all ten digits.
Statistical suffixes
| Code | Description | Units | NAICS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0710.80.97.10 | Asparagus | kg | 311411 |
| 0710.80.97.22 | Spears | kg | 311411 |
| 0710.80.97.23 | Certified organic | kg | |
| 0710.80.97.25 | Other | kg | |
| 0710.80.97.26 | Other | kg | 311411 |
| 0710.80.97.30 | Cauliflower | kg | 311411 |
| 0710.80.97.55 | Garlic, reduced in size beyond the clove, whether or not individually quick frozen | kg | |
| 0710.80.97.65 | Other | kg |
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 0710.80.15 | Bamboo shoots and water chestnuts, other than Chinese water chestnuts | Free |
| 0710.80.20 | Other vegetables: mushrooms | 5.7¢/kg + 8% |
| 0710.80.40 | If entered during the period from March 1 to July 14, inclusive, or the period from September 1 to November 14, inclusive, in any year | 2.9¢/kg |
| 0710.80.45 | If entered during the period from July 15 to August 31, inclusive, in any year | 2.1¢/kg |
| 0710.80.50 | If entered during the period from November 15 in any year to the last day of the following February, inclusive | 2.1¢/kg |
| 0710.80.60 | Not reduced in size: fiddlehead greens | 8% |
| 0710.80.65 | Not reduced in size: brussels sprouts | 12.5% |
| 0710.80.70 | Not reduced in size: other | 11.3% |
| 0710.80.85 | Reduced in size: brussels sprouts | 14% |
| 0710.80.93 | Reduced in size: okra | 14.9% |