Analysis
Heading 0808 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers apples, pears and quinces, fresh. It divides into 3 six-digit subheadings and 5 eight-digit tariff lines, with 13 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
Every one of its 5 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.
2 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 0808.30 (pears, 2 lines), 0808.40 (quinces, 2 lines) and 0808.10 (unnamed, 1 line).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming (111339) and Apple Orchards (111331). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 0808.10.00 | Apples, pears and quinces, fresh: apples | Free |
| 0808.30.20 | If entered during the period from April 1 to June 30, inclusive, in any year | Free |
| 0808.30.40 | If entered at any other time | 0.3¢/kg |
| 0808.40.20 | If entered during the period from April 1 to June 30, inclusive, in any year | Free |
| 0808.40.40 | If entered at any other time | 0.3¢/kg |