Analysis
HTS 0811.90.35 covers cranberries (Vaccinium macrocarpum) 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 14.5 points on the customs value.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 35% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 35% duty.
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 47% of the 60 tariff lines in chapter 08 that are also free. Chapter 99 measures such as Section 301 or 232 can still apply on top, depending on where the goods come from.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 311411 (Frozen Fruit, Juice, and Vegetable Manufacturing), an industry of 218 US establishments employing 27,520 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
The general rate of Free has not changed in any edition of the schedule since Jan 2023.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 0811.90.10 | Bananas and plantains | 3.4% |
| 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 |
| 0811.90.40 | 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% |