Analysis
Subheading 0804.10 covers dates, within heading 0804. The first six digits are shared by every country that uses the Harmonized System, so this part of the code is the same in the US, UK and EU schedules; the 4 US tariff lines below it are national.
None of its 4 lines is duty-free at the general rate. Rates run from 29.8% to 29.8% with a median of 29.8%, so the line you choose sets the duty.
The US splits it as follows: 0804.10.20 for packed in units weighing (with the immediate container, if any) not… (13.2¢/kg), 0804.10.40 for other: with pits (1¢/kg), 0804.10.60 for other: with pits removed (2.8¢/kg) and 0804.10.80 for dates: other (29.8%).
3 of the lines carry specific or compound rates (per kilogram, per dozen and so on) rather than a percentage, so their burden depends on the unit value of the goods.
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming (111339). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 0804.10.20 | Packed in units weighing (with the immediate container, if any) not more than 4.6 kg | 13.2¢/kg |
| 0804.10.40 | Other: with pits | 1¢/kg |
| 0804.10.60 | Other: with pits removed | 2.8¢/kg |
| 0804.10.80 | Dates: other | 29.8% |