Analysis
HTS 1509.30.90 covers virgin olive oil: other under heading 1509 (olive oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
The general rate is 3.4¢/kg, a specific or compound duty rather than a simple percentage, so the effective burden depends on the unit value of the goods: cheap goods pay proportionally more than expensive ones. Importers usually convert it to an ad valorem equivalent to compare it with other lines.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 12 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 3.4¢/kg. It is also eligible under GSP, the developing-country programme, which Congress has to renew; check whether GSP is in force on the entry date.
For statistics it divides in two: 1509.30.90.30 for certified organic and 1509.30.90.90 for other. Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 311224 (Soybean and Other Oilseed Processing), an industry of 190 US establishments employing 10,887 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1509.20.20 | Weighing with the immediate container under 18 kg | 5¢/kg on contents and container |
| 1509.20.90 | Extra virgin olive oil: other | 3.4¢/kg |
| 1509.30.20 | Weighing with the immediate container under 18 kg | 5¢/kg on contents and container |
| 1509.40.20 | Weighing with the immediate container under 18 kg | 5¢/kg on contents and container |
| 1509.40.90 | Other virgin olive oils: other | 3.4¢/kg |
| 1509.90.20 | Weighing with the immediate container under 18 kg | 5¢/kg on contents and container |
| 1509.90.40 | Other: other | 3.4¢/kg |