Analysis
HTS 0901.21.00 covers coffee, roasted: not decaffeinated under heading 0901 (coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinated; coffee husks and skins; coffee…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 8 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
Goods classified here enter the United States duty-free at the general (normal trade relations) rate, as do about 85% of the 48 tariff lines in chapter 09. Free here means free of the base duty only: origin-specific Chapter 99 duties such as Section 301 can still be owed.
The ten-digit suffixes separate certified organic, certified organic, certified organic and certified organic. The duty is the same across them; the suffix matters for statistics, licensing and some quotas, and an entry needs all ten digits.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 311920 (Coffee and Tea Manufacturing), an industry of 1,155 US establishments employing 23,998 people. That is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.
All 5 neighbouring lines carry the same duty-free rate, so a borderline choice between them changes the statistics reported, not the duty paid.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 0901.11.00 | Coffee, not roasted: not decaffeinated | Free |
| 0901.12.00 | Coffee, not roasted: decaffeinated | Free |
| 0901.22.00 | Coffee, roasted: decaffeinated | Free |
| 0901.90.10 | Coffee husks and skins | Free |
| 0901.90.20 | Coffee substitutes containing coffee | 1.5¢/kg |