Analysis
HTS 2308.00.95 covers dehydrated marigolds under heading 2308 (vegetable materials and vegetable waste, vegetable residues and byproducts, whether or…).
The general duty rate is 1.9% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 23 (78th percentile of 23 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $190 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 1.4%. The costliest confusion would be with 2308.00.93 (screenings, scalpings, chaff or scourings, ground, or not ground, of…) at duty-free, a difference of 1.9 points on the customs value.
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 1.9%. 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 other lines in the same group are 2308.00.10 (acorns and horse-chestnuts, 1.4%), 2308.00.93 (screenings, scalpings, chaff or scourings, ground, or not…, duty-free) and 2308.00.98 (vegetable materials and vegetable waste, vegetable residues…, 1.4%).
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2308.00.10 | Acorns and horse-chestnuts | 1.4% |
| 2308.00.93 | Screenings, scalpings, chaff or scourings, ground, or not ground, of flaxseed (linseed) | Free |
| 2308.00.98 | Vegetable materials and vegetable waste, vegetable residues and byproducts, whether or not in the form of pellets, of a kind used in animal feeding, not elsewhere specified or included: other | 1.4% |