Analysis
HTS 2008.19.20 covers other, including mixtures: filberts under heading 2008 (fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, otherwise prepared or preserved, whether or…).
The general rate is 11.3¢/kg, 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 11.3¢/kg. 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.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 311911 (Roasted Nuts and Peanut Butter Manufacturing), an industry of 267 US establishments employing 19,949 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
Every edition we compared, from Jan 2023 to Oct 2026 (Rev. 22), shows the same general rate of 11.3¢/kg.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2008.19.10 | Brazil nuts and cashews | Free |
| 2008.19.15 | Other, including mixtures: coconuts | 1% |
| 2008.19.25 | Other, including mixtures: pecans | 9.9¢/kg |
| 2008.19.30 | Pignolia and pistachios | 1¢/kg |
| 2008.19.40 | Other, including mixtures: almonds | 32.6¢/kg |
| 2008.19.50 | Other, including mixtures: watermelon seeds | 6.4% |
| 2008.19.85 | Other, including mixtures: mixtures | 22.4% |
| 2008.19.90 | Other, including mixtures: other | 17.9% |