HTS Index

HTS heading 0904

Pepper of the genus Piper; dried or crushed or ground fruits of the genus Capsicum (peppers) or of the genus Pimenta (e.g., allspice) — 19 codes under this heading, with the duty on each.

CodeDescriptionGeneral rateUnits
0904Pepper of the genus Piper; dried or crushed or ground fruits of the genus Capsicum (peppers) or of the genus Pimenta (e.g., allspice) + Ch. 99not stated
0904.11.00Neither crushed nor ground + Ch. 99Free
0904.11.00.20Black + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 0904.11.00)kg
0904.11.00.40White + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 0904.11.00)kg
0904.12.00.00Crushed or ground + Ch. 99Freekg
0904.21Dried, neither crushed nor ground + Ch. 99not stated
0904.21.20.00Paprika + Ch. 993¢/kgkg
0904.21.40.00Anaheim and ancho pepper + Ch. 995¢/kgkg
0904.21.60Other + Ch. 992.5¢/kg
0904.21.60.10Bell peppers + Ch. 992.5¢/kg (inherited from 0904.21.60)kg
0904.21.60.20Jalapeno peppers + Ch. 992.5¢/kg (inherited from 0904.21.60)kg
0904.21.60.90Other + Ch. 992.5¢/kg (inherited from 0904.21.60)kg
0904.21.80.00Of the genus Pimenta (including allspice) + Ch. 99Freekg
0904.22Crushed or ground + Ch. 99not stated
0904.22.20.00Paprika + Ch. 993¢/kgkg
0904.22.40.00Anaheim and ancho pepper + Ch. 995¢/kgkg
0904.22.73.00Mixtures of mashed or macerated hot red peppers and salt + Ch. 99Freekg
0904.22.76.00Other + Ch. 995¢/kgkg
0904.22.80.00Of the genus Pimenta (including allspice) + Ch. 99Freekg

5 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

19 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.