Analysis
HTS 0813.40.20 covers berries: other under heading 0813 (fruit, dried, other than that of headings 0801 to 0806; mixtures of nuts or dried fruits…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 3 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
The general rate is 1.4¢/kg, a specific or compound duty rather than a simple percentage, so the effective burden depends on the unit value of the goods: cheap goods pay proportionally more than expensive ones. Importers usually convert it to an ad valorem equivalent to compare it with other lines.
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 1.4¢/kg. 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.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 311423 (Dried and Dehydrated Food Manufacturing), an industry of 276 US establishments employing 17,886 people. That is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 0813.40.10 | Other fruit: papayas | 1.8% |
| 0813.40.15 | Berries: barberries | 3.5¢/kg |
| 0813.40.30 | Other fruit: cherries | 10.6¢/kg |
| 0813.40.40 | Other fruit: peaches | 1.4¢/kg |
| 0813.40.80 | Other fruit: tamarinds | 6.8% |
| 0813.40.90 | Other fruit: other | 2.5% |