Analysis
HTS 0714.10.20 covers cassava (manioc): other under heading 0714 (cassava (manioc), arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes, sweet potatoes and similar…).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 20%. The costliest confusion would be with 0714.90.51 (in the form of pellets) at duty-free, a difference of 11.3 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 11.3%. 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 11.3% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 07 (68th percentile of 91 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $1,130 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 50%, 4.4 times the general rate.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 0714.10.10 | Cassava (manioc): frozen | 7.9% |
| 0714.20.10 | Sweet potatoes: frozen | 6% |
| 0714.20.20 | Sweet potatoes: other | 4.5% |
| 0714.30.10 | Yams (Dioscorea spp.): fresh or chilled | 6.4% |
| 0714.30.20 | Yams (Dioscorea spp.): frozen | 6% |
| 0714.30.50 | In the form of pellets | Free |
| 0714.30.60 | Other: other | 8.3% |
| 0714.40.10 | Taro (Colocasia spp.): fresh or chilled | 2.3% |
| 0714.40.20 | Taro (Colocasia spp.): frozen | 6% |
| 0714.40.50 | In the form of pellets | Free |
| 0714.40.60 | Other: other | 8.3% |
| 0714.50.10 | Yautia (Xanthosoma spp.): fresh or chilled | 16% |
| 0714.50.20 | Yautia (Xanthosoma spp.): frozen | 6% |
| 0714.50.50 | In the form of pellets | Free |
| 0714.50.60 | Other: other | 8.3% |
| 0714.90.05 | Chinese water chestnuts | 20% |
| 0714.90.39 | Fresh or chilled: other | 16% |
| 0714.90.41 | Mixtures of pea pods and Chinese water chestnuts | 7.9% |
| 0714.90.42 | Frozen: other mixtures of Chinese water chestnuts | 14% |
| 0714.90.44 | Chinese water chestnuts, not mixed | Free |
| 0714.90.46 | Frozen: other | 6% |
| 0714.90.48 | Chinese water chestnuts | 8.3% |
| 0714.90.51 | In the form of pellets | Free |
| 0714.90.61 | Other: other | 8.3% |