Analysis
HTS 1211.20.10 covers ginseng roots: fresh or dried under heading 1211 (plants and parts of plants (including seeds and fruits), of a kind used primarily in…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 6%. The costliest confusion would be with 1211.90.93 (other: chilled or frozen) at 6%, a difference of 6 points on the customs value.
For statistics it divides in two: 1211.20.10.20 for cultivated and 1211.20.10.90 for wild. Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 77% of the 44 tariff lines in chapter 12 that are also free. Chapter 99 measures such as Section 301 or 232 can still apply on top, depending on where the goods come from.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 111219 (Other Vegetable (except Potato) and Melon Farming), the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
Every edition we compared, from Jan 2023 to Oct 2026 (Rev. 22), shows the same general rate of Free.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1211.20.15 | Ginseng roots: chilled or frozen | 6% |
| 1211.30.00 | Plants and parts of plants (including seeds and fruits), of a kind used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not cut, crushed or powdered: coca leaf | Free |
| 1211.40.00 | Plants and parts of plants (including seeds and fruits), of a kind used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not cut, crushed or powdered: poppy straw | Free |
| 1211.50.00 | Plants and parts of plants (including seeds and fruits), of a kind used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not cut, crushed or powdered: ephedra | Free |
| 1211.60.00 | Bark of African cherry (Prunus Africana) | Free |
| 1211.90.20 | Crude or not manufactured | Free |
| 1211.90.40 | Mint leaves: other | 4.8% |
| 1211.90.60 | Other: tonka beans | 6.6¢/kg |
| 1211.90.89 | Other: fresh or dried | Free |
| 1211.90.93 | Other: chilled or frozen | 6% |