Analysis
HTS 0811.90.52 covers other: mangoes under heading 0811 (fruit and nuts, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, whether or…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 14.5%. The costliest confusion would be with 0811.90.35 (cranberries (Vaccinium macrocarpum)) at duty-free, a difference of 10.9 points on the customs value.
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 10.9%. 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 10.9% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 08 (78th percentile of 60 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $1,090 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
For statistics it divides in two: 0811.90.52.10 for certified organic and 0811.90.52.90 for other. Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 35%, 3.2 times the general rate.
Statistical suffixes
| Code | Description | Units | NAICS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0811.90.52.10 | Certified organic | kg | |
| 0811.90.52.90 | Other | kg |
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 |
| 0811.90.35 | Cranberries (Vaccinium macrocarpum) | Free |
| 0811.90.40 | Other: papayas | 11.2% |
| 0811.90.50 | Other: pineapples | 0.25¢/kg |
| 0811.90.55 | Other: melons | 11.2% |
| 0811.90.80 | Other: other | 14.5% |