HTS heading · chapter 12
1202
Peanuts (ground-nuts), not roasted or otherwise cooked, whether or not shelled or broken
Analysis
Heading 1202 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers peanuts (ground-nuts), not roasted or otherwise cooked, whether or not shelled or broken. It divides into 3 six-digit subheadings and 12 eight-digit tariff lines, with 21 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
The spread of 32 percentage points between the cheapest and dearest lines makes misclassification expensive here. The highest rate, 163.8%, applies to 1202.41.80 (in shell: other).
None of its 12 lines is duty-free at the general rate. Rates run from 131.8% to 163.8% with a median of 131.8%, so the line you choose sets the duty.
Its median rate of 131.8% sits at the 94th percentile of the headings in chapter 12.
8 of the lines carry specific or compound rates (per kilogram, per dozen and so on) rather than a percentage, so their burden depends on the unit value of the goods.
The largest subheadings are 1202.42 (shelled, whether or not broken, 6 lines), 1202.30 (seed, 3 lines) and 1202.41 (in shell, 3 lines).
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1202.30.05 | Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions | 6.6¢/kg |
| 1202.30.40 | Described in additional U.S. note 2 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions | 6.6¢/kg |
| 1202.30.80 | Seed: other | 131.8% |
| 1202.41.05 | Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions | 9.35¢/kg |
| 1202.41.40 | Described in additional U.S. note 2 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions | 9.35¢/kg |
| 1202.41.80 | In shell: other | 163.8% |
| 1202.42.10 | Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions | 6.6¢/kg |
| 1202.42.15 | Described in additional U.S. note 2 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions | 6.6¢/kg |
| 1202.42.20 | Dry-blanched: other | 131.8% |
| 1202.42.50 | Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions | 6.6¢/kg |
| 1202.42.60 | Described in additional U.S. note 2 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions | 6.6¢/kg |
| 1202.42.90 | Other: other | 131.8% |