Analysis
HTS 0711.90.50 covers other vegetables; mixtures of vegetables: onions under heading 0711 (vegetables provisionally preserved, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 8%. The costliest confusion would be with 0711.90.20 (leguminous vegetables) at duty-free, a difference of 5.1 points on the customs value.
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 5.1%. 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 5.1% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 07 (32nd percentile of 91 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $510 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 35%, 6.9 times the general rate.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 0711.90.20 | Leguminous vegetables | Free |
| 0711.90.30 | Other vegetables; mixtures of vegetables: capers | 8% |
| 0711.90.65 | Other vegetables; mixtures of vegetables: other vegetables; mixtures of vegetables | 7.7% |