Analysis
HTS 0712.90.60 covers crude or not manufactured under heading 0712 (dried vegetables, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from 1.3% to 29.8%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 0712.90.40 (other vegetables; mixtures of vegetables: garlic), at 29.8%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 29.8 percentage points.
Goods classified here enter the United States duty-free at the general (normal trade relations) rate, as do about 22% of the 91 tariff lines in chapter 07. Duty-free at the general rate does not rule out additional duties under Chapter 99, such as Section 301 or Section 232 measures, which depend on the country of origin.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 311423 (Dried and Dehydrated Food Manufacturing), an industry of 276 US establishments employing 17,886 people. That is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.
The general rate of Free has not changed in any edition of the schedule since Jan 2023.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 0712.90.10 | Other vegetables; mixtures of vegetables: carrots | 1.3% |
| 0712.90.15 | Olives: not ripe | 5.5¢/kg |
| 0712.90.20 | Olives: ripe | 2.5¢/kg |
| 0712.90.30 | Potatoes whether or not cut or sliced but not further prepared | 2.3¢/kg |
| 0712.90.40 | Other vegetables; mixtures of vegetables: garlic | 29.8% |
| 0712.90.65 | Other: parsley | 3.8% |
| 0712.90.70 | Other: other | 1.9% |
| 0712.90.74 | Tomatoes: in powder | 8.7% |
| 0712.90.78 | Tomatoes: other | 8.7% |
| 0712.90.85 | Other vegetables; mixtures of vegetables: other vegetables; mixtures of vegetables | 8.3% |