HTS tariff line · chapter 09
0902.30.00
Black tea (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content not exceeding 3 kg
Analysis
HTS 0902.30.00 covers black tea (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content not exceeding 3 kg under heading 0902 (tea, whether or not flavored). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 3 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 6.4%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 0902.20.10 (other green tea (not fermented): flavored), at 6.4%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 6.4 percentage points.
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.
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.
Statistical suffixes
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 |
| 0902.20.10 | Other green tea (not fermented): flavored | 6.4% |
| 0902.20.90 | Other green tea (not fermented): other | Free |
| 0902.40.00 | Tea, whether or not flavored: other black tea (fermented) and other partly fermented tea | Free |