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    0709.60.40

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    This code covers edible vegetables and certain roots/tubers, including peppers and olives, detailing specific classifications based on color, growing method (organic), and processing intent. Use this code to properly classify these agricultural products for duty assessment and to ensure correct placement within the Harmonized Tariff Schedule.

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    Detailed information for HTS Code 0709.60.40

    This data pertains to edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers within the Harmonized Tariff Schedule. Statistical reporting number 0709.60.40 covers peppers (Capsicum genus) and pimenta (allspice), specifically focusing on fresh or chilled varieties. Numerous suffixes exist to differentiate by color (green, orange, yellow, red) and production method—either certified organic, for processing, or standard—and choosing the correct suffix is crucial for accurate trade reporting. Statistical Note 3 clarifies that "Of a kind for processing" refers to peppers intended for freezing, pickling, or use as ingredients, not for direct retail sale.

    ChapterChapter 7 - Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers
    SectionSection II - Vegetable Products

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    General Duty

    4.7¢/kg

    Standard trade partners (NTR)

    Special Duty

    Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

    Eligible FTA or preference programs

    The general duty rate for heading 0709 (Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers) and its subdivisions is 2% for most items, as indicated by the Harmonized Tariff Schedule. Statistical Note 6 indicates a potential special rate for "Certified organic" products, but the specific rate is not specified; it relies on approved standards. The units for reporting are not explicitly stated in the provided text, but standard international trade practice would likely involve kilograms or metric tons. FTA rates are not mentioned in this excerpt, implying no preferential trade agreements affect duties under this heading based on the provided information. The special reporting requirement under Statistical Note 3 for "Of a kind for processing" peppers (0709.60.4074) does not alter the duty rate but impacts how the goods are classified for statistical purposes.

    Rate of Duty (Column 2): 5.5¢/kg

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    Code subdivisions

    0709.60.40.05

    Other vegetables, fresh or chilled: > Fruits of the genus Capsicum (peppers) or of the genus Pimenta (e.g., allspice): > Other > Greenhouse: > Sweet bell-type peppers (Capsicum annum): > Certified organic: > Green

    0709.60.40.07

    Other vegetables, fresh or chilled: > Fruits of the genus Capsicum (peppers) or of the genus Pimenta (e.g., allspice): > Other > Greenhouse: > Sweet bell-type peppers (Capsicum annum): > Certified organic: > Red

    0709.60.40.09

    Other vegetables, fresh or chilled: > Fruits of the genus Capsicum (peppers) or of the genus Pimenta (e.g., allspice): > Other > Greenhouse: > Sweet bell-type peppers (Capsicum annum): > Certified organic: > Yellow

    0709.60.40.11

    Other vegetables, fresh or chilled: > Fruits of the genus Capsicum (peppers) or of the genus Pimenta (e.g., allspice): > Other > Greenhouse: > Sweet bell-type peppers (Capsicum annum): > Certified organic: > Orange

    0709.60.40.13

    Other vegetables, fresh or chilled: > Fruits of the genus Capsicum (peppers) or of the genus Pimenta (e.g., allspice): > Other > Greenhouse: > Sweet bell-type peppers (Capsicum annum): > Certified organic: > Other

    0709.60.40.17

    Other vegetables, fresh or chilled: > Fruits of the genus Capsicum (peppers) or of the genus Pimenta (e.g., allspice): > Other > Greenhouse: > Sweet bell-type peppers (Capsicum annum): > Other: > Green

    0709.60.40.22

    Other vegetables, fresh or chilled: > Fruits of the genus Capsicum (peppers) or of the genus Pimenta (e.g., allspice): > Other > Greenhouse: > Sweet bell-type peppers (Capsicum annum): > Other: > Red

    0709.60.40.27

    Other vegetables, fresh or chilled: > Fruits of the genus Capsicum (peppers) or of the genus Pimenta (e.g., allspice): > Other > Greenhouse: > Sweet bell-type peppers (Capsicum annum): > Other: > Yellow

    0709.60.40.32

    Other vegetables, fresh or chilled: > Fruits of the genus Capsicum (peppers) or of the genus Pimenta (e.g., allspice): > Other > Greenhouse: > Sweet bell-type peppers (Capsicum annum): > Other: > Orange

    0709.60.40.37

    Other vegetables, fresh or chilled: > Fruits of the genus Capsicum (peppers) or of the genus Pimenta (e.g., allspice): > Other > Greenhouse: > Sweet bell-type peppers (Capsicum annum): > Other: > Other

    0709.60.40.55

    Other vegetables, fresh or chilled: > Fruits of the genus Capsicum (peppers) or of the genus Pimenta (e.g., allspice): > Other > Greenhouse: > Other

    Parent subheading for dairy herd replacements
    0709.60.40.60

    Other vegetables, fresh or chilled: > Fruits of the genus Capsicum (peppers) or of the genus Pimenta (e.g., allspice): > Other > Other: > Sweet bell-type peppers (Capsicum annum): > Certified organic: > Green

    0709.60.40.63

    Other vegetables, fresh or chilled: > Fruits of the genus Capsicum (peppers) or of the genus Pimenta (e.g., allspice): > Other > Other: > Sweet bell-type peppers (Capsicum annum): > Certified organic: > Red

    0709.60.40.66

    Other vegetables, fresh or chilled: > Fruits of the genus Capsicum (peppers) or of the genus Pimenta (e.g., allspice): > Other > Other: > Sweet bell-type peppers (Capsicum annum): > Certified organic: > Yellow

    0709.60.40.69

    Other vegetables, fresh or chilled: > Fruits of the genus Capsicum (peppers) or of the genus Pimenta (e.g., allspice): > Other > Other: > Sweet bell-type peppers (Capsicum annum): > Certified organic: > Orange

    0709.60.40.72

    Other vegetables, fresh or chilled: > Fruits of the genus Capsicum (peppers) or of the genus Pimenta (e.g., allspice): > Other > Other: > Sweet bell-type peppers (Capsicum annum): > Certified organic: > Other

    0709.60.40.74

    Other vegetables, fresh or chilled: > Fruits of the genus Capsicum (peppers) or of the genus Pimenta (e.g., allspice): > Other > Other: > Sweet bell-type peppers (Capsicum annum): > Other: > Of a kind for processing as described in statistical note 3 to this chapter

    Parent subheading for dairy herd replacements
    0709.60.40.78

    Other vegetables, fresh or chilled: > Fruits of the genus Capsicum (peppers) or of the genus Pimenta (e.g., allspice): > Other > Other: > Sweet bell-type peppers (Capsicum annum): > Other: > Other: > Green

    0709.60.40.81

    Other vegetables, fresh or chilled: > Fruits of the genus Capsicum (peppers) or of the genus Pimenta (e.g., allspice): > Other > Other: > Sweet bell-type peppers (Capsicum annum): > Other: > Other: > Red

    0709.60.40.84

    Other vegetables, fresh or chilled: > Fruits of the genus Capsicum (peppers) or of the genus Pimenta (e.g., allspice): > Other > Other: > Sweet bell-type peppers (Capsicum annum): > Other: > Other: > Yellow

    0709.60.40.87

    Other vegetables, fresh or chilled: > Fruits of the genus Capsicum (peppers) or of the genus Pimenta (e.g., allspice): > Other > Other: > Sweet bell-type peppers (Capsicum annum): > Other: > Other: > Orange

    0709.60.40.91

    Other vegetables, fresh or chilled: > Fruits of the genus Capsicum (peppers) or of the genus Pimenta (e.g., allspice): > Other > Other: > Sweet bell-type peppers (Capsicum annum): > Other: > Other: > Other

    0709.60.40.95

    Other vegetables, fresh or chilled: > Fruits of the genus Capsicum (peppers) or of the genus Pimenta (e.g., allspice): > Other > Other: > Other

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    Chapter & section notes

    Chapter notes

    Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 29 (2025) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes CHAPTER 7 EDIBLE VEGETABLES AND CERTAIN ROOTS AND TUBERS II 7-1 Notes 1. This chapter does not cover forage products of heading 1214. 2. In headings 0709, 0710, 0711 and 0712 the word "vegetables" includes edible mushrooms, truffles, olives, capers, marrows, pumpkins, eggplants (aubergines), sweet corn (Zea mays var.saccharata), fruits of the genus Capsicum (peppers) or of the genus Pimenta (e.g., allspice), fennel, parsley, chervil, tarragon, cress and sweet marjoram (Marjorana hortensis or Origanum marjorana). 3. Heading 0712 covers all dried vegetables of the kinds falling in headings 0701 to 0711, other than: (a) Dried leguminous vegetables, shelled (heading 0713); (b) Sweet corn in the forms specified in headings 1102 to 1104; (c) Flour, meal, powder, flakes, granules and pellets of potatoes (heading 1105); (d) Flour, meal and powder of the dried leguminous vegetables of heading 0713 (heading 1106). 4. However, dried or crushed or ground fruits of the genus Capsicum (peppers) or of the genus Pimenta (e.g., allspice) are excluded from this chapter (heading 0904). 5. Heading 0711 applies to vegetables which have been treated solely to ensure their provisional preservation during transport or storage prior to use (for example, by sulfur dioxide gas, in brine, in sulfur water or in other preservative solutions), provided they remain unsuitable for immediate consumption in that state. Additional U.S. Notes 1. Unless the context requires otherwise, the provisions of this chapter cover the named products whether or not reduced in size. 2. In the assessment of duty on any kind of vegetables, any foreign matter or impurities mixed therewith shall not be segregated nor shall any allowance therefor be made. 3. Articles of a kind covered by this chapter that can be used either for food or for sowing or planting (e.g., onions, onion sets, shallots, garlic, potatoes, and potato eyes) remain classified in this chapter even if rendered inedible as the result of treatment with insecticides, fungicides or similar chemicals. 4. In subheading 0701.10, the expression "seed" covers only seed potatoes which are certified by a responsible officer or agency of a foreign government in accordance with official rules and regulations to have been grown and approved especially for use as seed, in containers marked with the foreign government's official seed potato tags and imported for use as seed. 5. The aggregate quantity of olives entered under subheadings 0711.20.18 and 2005.70.06 in any calendar year shall not exceed 4,400 metric tons. Statistical Note 1. For a list of approved standards for "Certified organic", see General Statistical Note 6. 2. For the purposes of statistical reporting numbers 0702.00.2006, 0702.00.2036, 0702.00.2048, 0702.00.2081, 0702.00.4006, 0702.00.4027, 0702.00.4081, 0702.00.6006, 0702.00.6027, 0702.00.6037 and 0702.00.6081, "round" tomatoes, also commonly called "globe", "slicing" or "beefsteak" tomatoes, are round in shape and weigh as much as 0.9 kg. 3. For the purposes of statistical reporting number 0709.60.4074, the term "Of a kind for processing" refers to sweet bell-type peppers used for freezing, pickling/brining or as ingredients in other value-added products, and not intended for immediate retail sale. Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 29 (2025) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes II 7-2

    Section notes

    SECTION II VEGETABLE PRODUCTS II-1 Note 1. In this section the term "pellets" means products which have been agglomerated either directly by compression or by the addition of a binder in a proportion not exceeding 3 percent by weight. Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 29 (2025) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes II-2 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 29 (2025) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes

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