Analysis
HTS 0906.11.00 covers cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume) under heading 0906 (cinnamon and cinnamon-tree flowers).
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 other lines in the same group are 0906.19.00 (neither crushed nor ground: other, duty-free) and 0906.20.00 (cinnamon and cinnamon-tree flowers: crushed or ground, duty-free).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 111998 (All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming). That is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.
All 2 neighbouring lines carry the same duty-free rate, so a borderline choice between them changes the statistics reported, not the duty paid.
The general rate of Free has not changed in any edition of the schedule since Jan 2023.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 0906.19.00 | Neither crushed nor ground: other | Free |
| 0906.20.00 | Cinnamon and cinnamon-tree flowers: crushed or ground | Free |