Analysis
HTS 0807.11.40 covers if entered at any other time under heading 0807 (melons (including watermelons) and papayas (papaws), fresh). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 5 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
Neighbouring lines carry rates from 1.6% to 29.8%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 0807.19.50 (if entered during the period from December 1, in any year, to the…), at 1.6%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 15.4 percentage points.
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 17%. 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 17% of the customs value, which is among the highest the rates in chapter 08 (94th percentile of 60 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $1,700 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 35%, 2.1 times the general rate.
Statistical suffixes
| Code | Description | Units | NAICS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0807.11.40.20 | Miniature type of a kind described in statistical note 2 to this chapter | kg | |
| 0807.11.40.40 | Other | kg | |
| 0807.11.40.60 | Miniature type of a kind described in statistical note 2 to this chapter | kg | |
| 0807.11.40.80 | Other | kg | |
| 0807.11.40.90 | Other | kg | 111219 |
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 0807.11.30 | If entered during the period from December 1, in any year, to the following March 31, inclusive | 9% |
| 0807.19.10 | If entered during the period from August 1 to September 15, inclusive, in any year | 12.8% |
| 0807.19.20 | If entered at any other time | 29.8% |
| 0807.19.50 | If entered during the period from December 1, in any year, to the following May 31, inclusive | 1.6% |
| 0807.19.60 | If entered at any other time | 6.3% |
| 0807.19.70 | If entered during the period from December 1, in any year, to the following May 31, inclusive | 5.4% |
| 0807.19.80 | If entered at any other time | 28% |
| 0807.20.00 | Melons (including watermelons) and papayas (papaws), fresh: papayas (papaws) | 5.4% |