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HTS tariff line · chapter 08

0807.20.00

Melons (including watermelons) and papayas (papaws), fresh: papayas (papaws)

Analysis

HTS 0807.20.00 covers melons (including watermelons) and papayas (papaws), fresh: papayas (papaws) under heading 0807 (melons (including watermelons) and papayas (papaws), fresh).

Within this group the rate runs from 1.6% to 29.8%. Compared with 0807.19.20 (if entered at any other time), which pays 29.8%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 24.4 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 5.4%. 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 5.4% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 08 (68th percentile of 60 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $540 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.

The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 35%, 6.5 times the general rate.

Neighbouring lines

LineDescriptionGeneral rate
0807.11.30If entered during the period from December 1, in any year, to the following March 31, inclusive9%
0807.11.40If entered at any other time17%
0807.19.10If entered during the period from August 1 to September 15, inclusive, in any year12.8%
0807.19.20If entered at any other time29.8%
0807.19.50If entered during the period from December 1, in any year, to the following May 31, inclusive1.6%
0807.19.60If entered at any other time6.3%
0807.19.70If entered during the period from December 1, in any year, to the following May 31, inclusive5.4%
0807.19.80If entered at any other time28%