Analysis
HTS 0902.20.10 covers other green tea (not fermented): flavored under heading 0902 (tea, whether or not flavored).
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 6.4%. Compared with 0902.40.00 (tea, whether or not flavored: other black tea (fermented) and other…), which pays duty-free, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 6.4 percentage points.
The general duty rate is 6.4% of the customs value, which is among the highest the rates in chapter 09 (98th percentile of 48 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $640 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
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 6.4%. 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. Reduced but not zero rates apply under some agreements: 3.2% for JP.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 20%, 3.1 times the general rate.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 0902.10.10 | Green tea (not fermented) in immediate packings of a content not exceeding 3 kg: flavored | 6.4% |
| 0902.10.90 | Green tea (not fermented) in immediate packings of a content not exceeding 3 kg: other | Free |
| 0902.20.90 | Other green tea (not fermented): other | Free |
| 0902.30.00 | Black tea (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content not exceeding 3 kg | Free |
| 0902.40.00 | Tea, whether or not flavored: other black tea (fermented) and other partly fermented tea | Free |