HTS tariff line · chapter 09
0902.40.00
Tea, whether or not flavored: other black tea (fermented) and other partly fermented tea
Analysis
HTS 0902.40.00 covers tea, whether or not flavored: other black tea (fermented) and other partly fermented tea under heading 0902 (tea, whether or not flavored).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 6.4%. The costliest confusion would be with 0902.20.10 (other green tea (not fermented): flavored) at 6.4%, a difference of 6.4 points on the customs value.
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.
The general rate of Free has not changed in any edition of the schedule since Jan 2023.
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 |
| 0902.30.00 | Black tea (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content not exceeding 3 kg | Free |