HTS Index

HTS heading 0409

Natural honey — 7 codes under this heading, with the duty on each.

CodeDescriptionGeneral rateUnits
0409.00.00Natural honey + Ch. 991.9¢/kg
0409.00.00.05Certified Organic + Ch. 991.9¢/kg (inherited from 0409.00.00)kg
0409.00.00.10Comb honey and honey packaged for retail sale + Ch. 991.9¢/kg (inherited from 0409.00.00)kg
0409.00.00.35White or lighter + Ch. 991.9¢/kg (inherited from 0409.00.00)kg
0409.00.00.45Extra light amber + Ch. 991.9¢/kg (inherited from 0409.00.00)kg
0409.00.00.56Light amber + Ch. 991.9¢/kg (inherited from 0409.00.00)kg
0409.00.00.65Amber or darker + Ch. 991.9¢/kg (inherited from 0409.00.00)kg

6 of these lines state no rate of their own and inherit one from the line above, which is how the schedule is read. Each says which line it came from.

Additional duties may apply

7 lines here reference Chapter 99, where Section 301, Section 232 and other additional duties live. Those are charged on top of the general rate and depend on where the goods were made. What those provisions are.

Source: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, U.S. International Trade Commission (public domain). Classification and the duties that finally apply to a shipment are a licensed customs broker's call.