Analysis
HTS 0803.10.10 covers plantains: fresh under heading 0803 (bananas and plantains, fresh or dried).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 1.4%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 0803.10.20 (plantains: dried), at 1.4%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 1.4 percentage points.
Goods classified here enter the United States duty-free at the general (normal trade relations) rate, as do about 47% of the 60 tariff lines in chapter 08. Chapter 99 measures such as Section 301 or 232 can still apply on top, depending on where the goods come from.
The other lines in the same group are 0803.10.20 (plantains: dried, 1.4%) and 0803.90.00 (bananas and plantains, fresh or dried: other, duty-free).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 111339 (Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming). 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 0803.10.20 | Plantains: dried | 1.4% |
| 0803.90.00 | Bananas and plantains, fresh or dried: other | Free |