Analysis
HTS 0910.11.00 covers neither crushed nor ground under heading 0910 (ginger, saffron, turmeric (curcuma), thyme, bay leaves, curry and other spices). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 4.8%. The costliest confusion would be with 0910.99.06 (other: thyme) at 4.8%, a difference of 4.8 points on the customs value.
For statistics it divides in two: 0910.11.00.10 for certified organic and 0910.11.00.15 for other. Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
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 311942 (Spice and Extract Manufacturing), an industry of 473 US establishments employing 25,339 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
Every edition we compared, from Jan 2023 to Oct 2026 (Rev. 22), shows the same general rate of Free.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 0910.12.00 | Ginger: crushed or ground | 1¢/kg |
| 0910.20.00 | Ginger, saffron, turmeric (curcuma), thyme, bay leaves, curry and other spices: saffron | Free |
| 0910.30.00 | Turmeric (curcuma) | Free |
| 0910.91.00 | Mixtures referred to in note 1(b) to this chapter | 1.9% |
| 0910.99.05 | Crude or not manufactured | Free |
| 0910.99.06 | Other: thyme | 4.8% |
| 0910.99.07 | Other: bay leaves | 3.2% |
| 0910.99.10 | Other: curry | Free |
| 0910.99.20 | Crude or not manufactured | Free |
| 0910.99.40 | Origanum (Lippia spp.): other | 3.4% |
| 0910.99.50 | Other: dill | Free |
| 0910.99.60 | Other: other | 1.9% |