Analysis
HTS 0804.10.80 covers dates: other under heading 0804 (dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas, mangoes and mangosteens, fresh or dried).
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 29.8%. 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 29.8% of the customs value, which is among the highest the rates in chapter 08 (98th percentile of 60 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $2,980 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 35%, 1.2 times the general rate.
The other lines in the same group are 0804.10.20 (packed in units weighing (with the immediate container, if…, 13.2¢/kg), 0804.10.40 (other: with pits, 1¢/kg) and 0804.10.60 (other: with pits removed, 2.8¢/kg).
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.
Neighbouring 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 |