Analysis
HTS 2005.51.40 covers beans, shelled: other under heading 2005 (other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
The general rate is 2.1¢/kg on entire contents of 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 2.1¢/kg on entire contents of 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.
For statistics it divides in two: 2005.51.40.20 for canned dried and 2005.51.40.40 for other. Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2005.10.00 | Homogenized vegetables | 11.2% |
| 2005.20.00 | Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen, other than products of heading 2006: potatoes | 6.4% |
| 2005.40.00 | Peas (Pisum sativum) | Free |
| 2005.51.20 | Beans, shelled: black-eye cowpeas | 1.5¢/kg on entire contents of container |
| 2005.59.00 | Beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.): other | 1.5¢/kg on entire contents of container |
| 2005.60.00 | Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen, other than products of heading 2006: asparagus | 14.9% |
| 2005.70.02 | In an aggregate quantity not to exceed 730 metric tons entered in any calendar year | 5.4¢/kg on drained weight |
| 2005.70.04 | Ripe, in containers each holding less than 13 kg, drained weight: other | 3.7¢/kg on drained weight |
| 2005.70.06 | Described in additional U.S. note 4 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions | 3.7¢/kg on drained weight |
| 2005.70.08 | In containers each holding more than 8 kg, drained weight, certified by the importer to be used for repacking or sale as green olives: other | 3.7¢/kg on drained weight |
| 2005.70.12 | Other: other | 3.7¢/kg on drained weight |
| 2005.70.16 | In an aggregate quantity not to exceed 2,700 metric tons in any calendar year | 5.4¢/kg on drained weight |
| 2005.70.18 | Stuffed, in containers each holding not more than 1 kg, drained weight: other | 6.9¢/kg on drained weight |
| 2005.70.23 | Place packed: other | 6.9¢/kg on drained weight |
| 2005.70.25 | Pitted or stuffed: other | 8.6¢/kg on drained weight |
| 2005.70.50 | Canned: not pitted | 9.3¢/kg on drained weight |
| 2005.70.60 | Canned: other | 10.1¢/kg on drained weight |
| 2005.70.70 | In airtight containers of glass or metal | 9.9¢/kg on drained weight |
| 2005.70.75 | Other than canned: other | 4.3¢/kg on drained weight |
| 2005.70.91 | In an aggregate quantity not to exceed 550 metric tons in any calendar year | 5.5¢/kg on drained weight |
| 2005.70.93 | Green, in containers each holding less than 13 kg, drained weight: other | 8.8¢/kg on drained weight |
| 2005.70.97 | Otherwise prepared or preserved: other | 8.8¢/kg on drained weight |
| 2005.80.00 | Sweet corn (Zea mays var. saccharata) | 5.6% |
| 2005.91.60 | In airtight containers | Free |
| 2005.91.97 | Bamboo Shoots: other | 11.2% |
| 2005.99.10 | Carrots in airtight containers | 6.4% |
| 2005.99.20 | Other: onions | 4.5% |
| 2005.99.30 | Other: sauerkraut | 4.8% |
| 2005.99.41 | Water chestnuts, other than Chinese water chestnuts | Free |
| 2005.99.50 | Pimientos (Capsicum anuum) | 8.1% |
| 2005.99.55 | Fruits of the genus Capsicum (peppers) or of the genus Pimenta (e.g., allspice): other | 14.9% |
| 2005.99.80 | Other: artichokes | 14.9% |
| 2005.99.85 | Chickpeas (garbanzos) | 0.8¢/kg on entire contents of container |
| 2005.99.97 | Other: other | 11.2% |