Analysis
Subheading 2005.70 covers olives, within heading 2005. The first six digits are shared by every country that uses the Harmonized System, so this part of the code is the same in the US, UK and EU schedules; the 16 US tariff lines below it are national.
16 of the lines carry specific or compound rates (per kilogram, per dozen and so on) rather than a percentage, so their burden depends on the unit value of the goods.
Its 16 lines start with 2005.70.02 (in an aggregate quantity not to exceed 730 metric…), 2005.70.04 (ripe, in containers each holding less than 13 kg…), 2005.70.06 (described in additional U.S. note 4 to this…) and 2005.70.08 (in containers each holding more than 8 kg…); the full list is in the table below.
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Fruit and Vegetable Canning (311421). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |