Analysis
HTS 2005.91.60 covers in airtight containers under heading 2005 (other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not…).
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 14.9%. Compared with 2005.99.80 (other: artichokes), which pays 14.9%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 14.9 percentage points.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 35% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 35% duty.
The normal trade relations rate here is zero, shared by about 13% of the 107 tariff lines in chapter 20, a useful check when a neighbouring dutiable line is a candidate. Duty-free at the general rate does not rule out additional duties under Chapter 99, such as Section 301 or Section 232 measures, which depend on the country of origin.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 311421 (Fruit and Vegetable Canning), an industry of 802 US establishments employing 44,903 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
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 |
| 2005.51.40 | Beans, shelled: other | 2.1¢/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% |
| 2005.91.97 | 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% |