Analysis
HTS 0811.90.10 covers bananas and plantains under heading 0811 (fruit and nuts, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, whether or…).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 14.5%. The costliest confusion would be with 0811.90.80 (other: other) at 14.5%, a difference of 11.1 points on the customs value.
The general duty rate is 3.4% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 08 (64th percentile of 60 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $340 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
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 3.4%. 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 column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 35%, 10.3 times the general rate.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 0811.90.20 | Other: blueberries | Free |
| 0811.90.22 | Other: boysenberries | 11.2% |
| 0811.90.25 | Cashew apples, mameyes colorados, sapodillas, soursops and sweetsops | 3.2% |
| 0811.90.30 | Other: coconut meat | Free |
| 0811.90.35 | Cranberries (Vaccinium macrocarpum) | Free |
| 0811.90.40 | Other: papayas | 11.2% |
| 0811.90.50 | Other: pineapples | 0.25¢/kg |
| 0811.90.52 | Other: mangoes | 10.9% |
| 0811.90.55 | Other: melons | 11.2% |
| 0811.90.80 | Other: other | 14.5% |