Analysis
HTS 1302.19.91 covers other: other under heading 1302 (vegetable saps and extracts; pectic substances, pectinates and pectates; agar-agar and…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 3 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 1%. The costliest confusion would be with 1302.19.41 (ginseng; substances having anesthetic, prophylactic or therapeutic…) at 1%, a difference of 1 points on the customs value.
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 62% of the 13 tariff lines in chapter 13 that are also free. Duty-free at the general rate does not rule out additional duties under Chapter 99, such as Section 301 or Section 232 measures, which depend on the country of origin.
The other lines in the same group are 1302.19.21 (poppy straw extract, duty-free) and 1302.19.41 (ginseng; substances having anesthetic, prophylactic or…, 1%).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 113210 (Forest Nurseries and Gathering of Forest Products), an industry of 185 US establishments employing 932 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
Statistical suffixes
| Code | Description | Units | NAICS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1302.19.91.20 | Cashew nut shell liquid | kg | 113210 |
| 1302.19.91.45 | Certified organic | kg | |
| 1302.19.91.55 | Other | kg |
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1302.19.21 | Poppy straw extract | Free |
| 1302.19.41 | Ginseng; substances having anesthetic, prophylactic or therapeutic properties: other | 1% |