Analysis
HTS 2007.99.40 covers jams: pineapple under heading 2007 (jams, fruit jellies, marmalades, fruit or nut pureé and fruit or nut pastes, obtained by…).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 14%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 2007.99.55 (pastes and purees: papaya), at 14%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 10 percentage points.
The general duty rate is 4% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 20 (32nd percentile of 107 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $400 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
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 4%. 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 35%, 8.8 times the general rate.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2007.99.05 | Lingonberry and raspberry | 1.8% |
| 2007.99.10 | Jams: strawberry | 2.2% |
| 2007.99.15 | Currant and other berry | 1.4% |
| 2007.99.20 | Jams: apricot | 3.5% |
| 2007.99.25 | Jams: cherry | 4.5% |
| 2007.99.30 | Jams: guava | Free |
| 2007.99.35 | Jams: peach | 7% |
| 2007.99.45 | Jams: other | 5.6% |
| 2007.99.48 | Apple, quince and pear | 12% |
| 2007.99.50 | Pastes and purees: guava and mango | 1.3% |
| 2007.99.55 | Pastes and purees: papaya | 14% |
| 2007.99.60 | Pastes and purees: strawberry | 12% |
| 2007.99.65 | Pastes and purees: other | 10% |
| 2007.99.70 | Fruit jellies: currant and berry | 1.4% |
| 2007.99.75 | Fruit jellies: other | 3.2% |