HTS tariff line · chapter 14
1404.90.30
Vegetable materials of a kind used primarily in brooms or in brushes (for example, broomcorn piassava, couch grass and istle), whether or not in hanks or bundles: istle
Analysis
HTS 1404.90.30 covers vegetable materials of a kind used primarily in brooms or in brushes (for example, broomcorn piassava, couch grass and istle), whether or not in hanks or… under heading 1404 (vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 2.3%. The costliest confusion would be with 1404.90.40 (vegetable materials of a kind used primarily in brooms or in brushes…) at 2.3%, a difference of 2.3 points on the customs value.
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 56% of the 9 tariff lines in chapter 14 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.
The other lines in the same group are 1404.90.10 (other: vegetable hair, 0.5¢/kg), 1404.90.20 (broomcorn (Sorghum vulgare var. technicum), $4.95/t), 1404.90.40 (vegetable materials of a kind used primarily in brooms or…, 2.3%) and 1404.90.90 (other: other, duty-free).
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.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1404.90.10 | Other: vegetable hair | 0.5¢/kg |
| 1404.90.20 | Broomcorn (Sorghum vulgare var. technicum) | $4.95/t |
| 1404.90.40 | Vegetable materials of a kind used primarily in brooms or in brushes (for example, broomcorn piassava, couch grass and istle), whether or not in hanks or bundles: other | 2.3% |
| 1404.90.90 | Other: other | Free |