HTS Index

HTS heading 0705

Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) and chicory (Cichorium spp.), fresh or chilled — 17 codes under this heading, with the duty on each.

CodeDescriptionGeneral rateUnits
0705Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) and chicory (Cichorium spp.), fresh or chilled + Ch. 99not stated
0705.11Head lettuce (cabbage lettuce) + Ch. 99not stated
0705.11.20.00If entered in the period from June 1 to October 31, inclusive, in any year + Ch. 990.4¢/kgkg
0705.11.40.00Other + Ch. 993.7¢/kgkg
0705.19Other + Ch. 99not stated
0705.19.20If entered in the period from June 1 to October 31, inclusive, in any year + Ch. 990.4¢/kg
0705.19.20.20Romaine lettuce + Ch. 990.4¢/kg (inherited from 0705.19.20)kg
0705.19.20.40Butterhead lettuce + Ch. 990.4¢/kg (inherited from 0705.19.20)kg
0705.19.20.60Red and green leaf lettuce + Ch. 990.4¢/kg (inherited from 0705.19.20)kg
0705.19.20.80Other + Ch. 990.4¢/kg (inherited from 0705.19.20)kg
0705.19.40Other + Ch. 993.7¢/kg
0705.19.40.20Romaine lettuce + Ch. 993.7¢/kg (inherited from 0705.19.40)kg
0705.19.40.40Butterhead lettuce + Ch. 993.7¢/kg (inherited from 0705.19.40)kg
0705.19.40.60Red and green leaf lettuce + Ch. 993.7¢/kg (inherited from 0705.19.40)kg
0705.19.40.80Other + Ch. 993.7¢/kg (inherited from 0705.19.40)kg
0705.21.00.00Witloof chicory (Cichorium intybus var. foliosum) + Ch. 990.15¢/kgkg
0705.29.00.00Other + Ch. 990.15¢/kgkg

8 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

17 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.