Analysis
HTS 0806.20.10 covers made from seedless grapes under heading 0806 (grapes, fresh or dried). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 3 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
The general rate is 1.8¢/kg, a specific or compound duty rather than a simple percentage, so the effective burden depends on the unit value of the goods: cheap goods pay proportionally more than expensive ones. Importers usually convert it to an ad valorem equivalent to compare it with other lines.
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 1.8¢/kg. 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 other lines in the same group are 0806.20.20 (raisins: other raisins, 2.8¢/kg) and 0806.20.90 (dried: other dried grapes, 3.5¢/kg).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 311423 (Dried and Dehydrated Food Manufacturing), an industry of 276 US establishments employing 17,886 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 0806.20.20 | Raisins: other raisins | 2.8¢/kg |
| 0806.20.90 | Dried: other dried grapes | 3.5¢/kg |