Analysis
HTS 0811.90.22 covers other: boysenberries under heading 0811 (fruit and nuts, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, whether or…).
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 14.5%. Compared with 0811.90.35 (cranberries (Vaccinium macrocarpum)), which pays duty-free, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 11.2 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 11.2%. 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 11.2% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 08 (83rd percentile of 60 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $1,120 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 35%, 3.1 times the general rate.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 311411 (Frozen Fruit, Juice, and Vegetable Manufacturing), an industry of 218 US establishments employing 27,520 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 0811.90.10 | Bananas and plantains | 3.4% |
| 0811.90.20 | Other: blueberries | Free |
| 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% |