Analysis
HTS 1509.90.20 covers weighing with the immediate container under 18 kg under heading 1509 (olive oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified).
The general rate is 5¢/kg on contents and container, 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 5¢/kg on contents and container. 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.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 311224 (Soybean and Other Oilseed Processing), an industry of 190 US establishments employing 10,887 people. That is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.
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 |
| 1509.30.90 | Virgin olive oil: other | 3.4¢/kg |
| 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 |
| 1509.90.40 | Other: other | 3.4¢/kg |