HTS Index

HTS heading 1005

Corn (maize) — 11 codes under this heading, with the duty on each.

CodeDescriptionGeneral rateUnits
1005Corn (maize) + Ch. 99not stated
1005.10.00Seed + Ch. 99Free
1005.10.00.10Yellow corn + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 1005.10.00)kg
1005.10.00.90Other + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 1005.10.00)kg
1005.90Other + Ch. 99not stated
1005.90.20Yellow dent corn + Ch. 990.05¢/kg
1005.90.20.15Certified Organic + Ch. 990.05¢/kg (inherited from 1005.90.20)kg
1005.90.20.25Other + Ch. 990.05¢/kg (inherited from 1005.90.20)kg
1005.90.40Other + Ch. 990.25¢/kg
1005.90.40.40Popcorn + Ch. 990.25¢/kg (inherited from 1005.90.40)kg
1005.90.40.60Other + Ch. 990.25¢/kg (inherited from 1005.90.40)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

11 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.