Analysis
HTS 2006.00.70 covers other: other fruit and nuts under heading 2006 (vegetables, fruit, nuts, fruit-peel and other parts of plants preserved by sugar…).
Within this group the rate runs from 2.1% to 16%. Compared with 2006.00.90 (other: other), which pays 16%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 8 percentage points.
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 8%. 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.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 40%, 5.0 times the general rate.
The general duty rate is 8% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 20 (55th percentile of 107 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $800 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2006.00.20 | Vegetables, fruit, nuts, fruit-peel and other parts of plants preserved by sugar (drained, glacé or crystallized): cherries | 9.9¢/kg + 6.4% |
| 2006.00.30 | Vegetables, fruit, nuts, fruit-peel and other parts of plants preserved by sugar (drained, glacé or crystallized): ginger root | 2.4% |
| 2006.00.40 | Vegetables, fruit, nuts, fruit-peel and other parts of plants preserved by sugar (drained, glacé or crystallized): pineapples | 2.1% |
| 2006.00.50 | Other, including mixtures: mixtures | 16% |
| 2006.00.60 | Citrus fruit; peel of citrus or other fruit | 6¢/kg |
| 2006.00.90 | Other: other | 16% |