Analysis
HTS 1001.91.00 covers other: seed under heading 1001 (wheat and meslin).
The general duty rate is 2.8% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 10 (88th percentile of 12 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $280 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 12 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 2.8%. It is also eligible under GSP, the developing-country programme, which Congress has to renew; check whether GSP is in force on the entry date.
The other lines in the same group are 1001.11.00 (durum wheat: seed, 0.65¢/kg), 1001.19.00 (durum wheat: other, 0.65¢/kg) and 1001.99.00 (other: other, 0.35¢/kg).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 111140 (Wheat Farming), the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 10%, 3.6 times the general rate.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1001.11.00 | Durum wheat: seed | 0.65¢/kg |
| 1001.19.00 | Durum wheat: other | 0.65¢/kg |
| 1001.99.00 | Other: other | 0.35¢/kg |