Analysis
Heading 0806 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers grapes, fresh or dried. It divides into 2 six-digit subheadings and 6 eight-digit tariff lines, with 20 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
Every one of its 6 tariff lines is duty-free at the general rate, so classification within the heading affects statistics and Chapter 99 measures rather than the base duty.
5 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.
Its median rate of duty-free sits at the 23rd percentile of the headings in chapter 08.
The largest subheadings are 0806.10 (fresh, 3 lines) and 0806.20 (dried, 3 lines).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Dried and Dehydrated Food Manufacturing (311423). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 0806.10.20 | If entered during the period from February 15 to March 31, inclusive, in any year | $1.13/m3 |
| 0806.10.40 | If entered during the period from April 1 to June 30, inclusive, in any year | Free |
| 0806.10.60 | If entered at any other time | $1.80/m3 |
| 0806.20.10 | Made from seedless grapes | 1.8¢/kg |
| 0806.20.20 | Raisins: other raisins | 2.8¢/kg |
| 0806.20.90 | Dried: other dried grapes | 3.5¢/kg |