Analysis
HTS 1006.20.40 covers husked (brown) rice: other under heading 1006 (rice). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 5 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
The general rate is 2.1¢/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 2.1¢/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.
The ten-digit suffixes separate jasmine, medium grain, short grain and mixtures of any of the above. The duty is the same across them; the suffix matters for statistics, licensing and some quotas, and an entry needs all ten digits.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 311212 (Rice Milling), an industry of 89 US establishments employing 6,433 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1006.10.00 | Rice in the husk (paddy or rough) | 1.8¢/kg |
| 1006.20.20 | Husked (brown) rice: basmati | 0.83¢/kg |
| 1006.30.10 | Semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not polished or glazed: parboiled | 11.2% |
| 1006.30.90 | Semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not polished or glazed: other | 1.4¢/kg |
| 1006.40.00 | Rice: broken rice | 0.44¢/kg |