HTS chapter · section II
Chapter 09
Vegetable products
Chapter 09 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule sits in section II (vegetable products). It has 10 headings and 57 eight-digit tariff lines.
The spread of 6.4 percentage points between the cheapest and dearest lines makes misclassification expensive here.
41 of its 48 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (85%) and 7 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 6.4%. The median line pays duty-free.
9 of the lines carry specific or compound rates (per kilogram, per dozen and so on) rather than a percentage, so their burden depends on the unit value of the goods.
The most finely divided heading is 0910 (ginger, saffron, turmeric (curcuma), thyme, bay leaves, curry and other spices), with 13 lines; fine division usually means the rates or the trade statistics differ enough to be worth separating.
5 of its 10 headings are entirely duty-free at the general rate, including 0903 (maté), 0905 (vanilla) and 0906 (cinnamon and cinnamon-tree flowers).
Headings
| Heading | Description | Lines | Free | Median rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0901 | Coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinated; coffee husks and skins; coffee substitutes containing coffee in any proportion | 6 | 5 | duty-free |
| 0902 | Tea, whether or not flavored | 6 | 4 | duty-free |
| 0903 | Maté | 1 | 1 | duty-free |
| 0904 | Pepper of the genus Piper; dried or crushed or ground fruits of the genus Capsicum (peppers) or of the genus Pimenta (e.g., allspice) | 11 | 5 | duty-free |
| 0905 | Vanilla | 2 | 2 | duty-free |
| 0906 | Cinnamon and cinnamon-tree flowers | 3 | 3 | duty-free |
| 0907 | Cloves (whole fruit, cloves and stems) | 2 | 2 | duty-free |
| 0908 | Nutmeg, mace and cardamoms | 7 | 6 | duty-free |
| 0909 | Seeds of anise, badian, fennel, coriander, cumin or caraway; juniper berries | 6 | 6 | duty-free |
| 0910 | Ginger, saffron, turmeric (curcuma), thyme, bay leaves, curry and other spices | 13 | 7 | duty-free |