Analysis
HTS 1003.90.40 covers other: other under heading 1003 (barley). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
The general rate is 0.15¢/kg, a specific or compound duty rather than a simple percentage, so the effective burden depends on the unit value of the goods: cheap goods pay proportionally more than expensive ones. Importers usually convert it to an ad valorem equivalent to compare it with other lines.
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 0.15¢/kg. 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.
For statistics it divides in two: 1003.90.40.20 for certified organic and 1003.90.40.30 for other. Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
The other lines in the same group are 1003.10.00 (barley: seed, 0.15¢/kg) and 1003.90.20 (for malting purposes, 0.1¢/kg).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 111199 (All Other Grain Farming), the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1003.10.00 | Barley: seed | 0.15¢/kg |
| 1003.90.20 | For malting purposes | 0.1¢/kg |