Analysis
HTS 0910.30.00 covers turmeric (curcuma) under heading 0910 (ginger, saffron, turmeric (curcuma), thyme, bay leaves, curry and other spices).
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 4.8%. Compared with 0910.99.06 (other: thyme), which pays 4.8%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 4.8 percentage points.
The normal trade relations rate here is zero, shared by about 85% of the 48 tariff lines in chapter 09, a useful check when a neighbouring dutiable line is a candidate. 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. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
The general rate of Free has not changed in any edition of the schedule since Jan 2023.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 0910.11.00 | Neither crushed nor ground | Free |
| 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 |
| 0910.91.00 | 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% |