Analysis
HTS 1404.90.90 covers other: other under heading 1404 (vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 3 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 2.3%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 1404.90.40 (vegetable materials of a kind used primarily in brooms or in brushes…), at 2.3%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 2.3 percentage points.
Goods classified here enter the United States duty-free at the general (normal trade relations) rate, as do about 56% of the 9 tariff lines in chapter 14. 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), 1404.90.30 (vegetable materials of a kind used primarily in brooms or…, duty-free) and 1404.90.40 (vegetable materials of a kind used primarily in brooms or…, 2.3%).
Statistical suffixes
| Code | Description | Units | NAICS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1404.90.90.20 | Canaigre, chestnut, curupay, divi-divi, eucalyptus, gall nuts, hemlock, larch, mangrove, myrobalan, oak, quebracho, sumac, tara, urunday, valonia, wattle and other materials of a kind used primarily in tanning | kg | 111998 |
| 1404.90.90.40 | Other | kg | 111998 |
| 1404.90.90.90 | Other | kg | 111998 |
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 |
| 1404.90.30 | 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 | Free |
| 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% |