Analysis
HTS 0901.22.00 covers coffee, roasted: decaffeinated under heading 0901 (coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinated; coffee husks and skins; coffee…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 9 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
The ten-digit suffixes separate certified organic, arabica, robusta, 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.
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 85% of the 48 tariff lines in chapter 09 that are also free. Free here means free of the base duty only: origin-specific Chapter 99 duties such as Section 301 can still be owed.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 311920 (Coffee and Tea Manufacturing), an industry of 1,155 US establishments employing 23,998 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
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
| Code | Description | Units | NAICS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0901.22.00.35 | Certified organic | kg | 311920 |
| 0901.22.00.40 | Arabica | kg | |
| 0901.22.00.50 | Robusta | kg | |
| 0901.22.00.55 | Other | kg | |
| 0901.22.00.65 | Certified organic | kg | |
| 0901.22.00.70 | Other | kg | |
| 0901.22.00.75 | Certified organic | kg | |
| 0901.22.00.80 | Other | kg | |
| 0901.22.00.90 | Other | kg |
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 0901.11.00 | Coffee, not roasted: not decaffeinated | Free |
| 0901.12.00 | Coffee, not roasted: decaffeinated | Free |
| 0901.21.00 | Coffee, roasted: not decaffeinated | Free |
| 0901.90.10 | Coffee husks and skins | Free |
| 0901.90.20 | Coffee substitutes containing coffee | 1.5¢/kg |