Fresh or dried

This code covers plants, parts of plants (including seeds and fruits) used primarily in perfumery, pharmacy, or as insecticides/fungicides, whether fresh or dried. Use this code for importing these botanical items, noting they generally enter the U.S. duty-free, as detailed within Chapter 12 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule.

Detailed information for HTS Code 1211.90.89

Chapter 12 covers oil seeds, miscellaneous grains, and medicinal plants, and this specific code, 1211.90.89, deals with plants or parts of plants used primarily in perfumery, pharmacy, or as insecticides, which are fresh or dried. This code further breaks down into specific plant types like psyllium seed husks, basil, sage, and various herbal teas or other unspecified plants and parts. When classifying, choose the statistical suffix that most accurately reflects the specific plant or product being imported, considering whether it’s a medicinal substance, a culinary herb, or a general herbal preparation. Statistical suffixes are used to specify the exact type of plant material within this broad classification.

Chapter	Chapter 12 - Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal pla
Section	Section II - Vegetable Products

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General Duty

Free

Standard trade partners (NTR)

Special Duty

N/A

Eligible FTA or preference programs

The general duty rate for HTS code 1211.90.89 is free, indicating no standard tariff applies to goods under this code. Standard trade partners (NTR) may be subject to different rates, but specific details are not specified. Eligible FTA or preference programs could offer reduced or eliminated duties; however, specific rates are not specified. This duty schedule applies to the main code and all its subdivisions (1211.90.89.20 through 1211.90.89.90), and all quantities are reported in kilograms (kg).

Rate of Duty (Column 2): Free

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Code subdivisions

1211.90.89.20

Plants and parts of plants (including seeds and fruits), of a kind used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not cut, crushed or powdered: > Other: > Other: > Fresh or dried > Substances having anesthetic, prophylactic or therapeutic properties and principally used as medicaments or as ingredients in medicaments: > Psyllium seed husks

1211.90.89.31

Plants and parts of plants (including seeds and fruits), of a kind used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not cut, crushed or powdered: > Other: > Other: > Fresh or dried > Substances having anesthetic, prophylactic or therapeutic properties and principally used as medicaments or as ingredients in medicaments: > Other

1211.90.89.40

Plants and parts of plants (including seeds and fruits), of a kind used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not cut, crushed or powdered: > Other: > Other: > Fresh or dried > Basil

1211.90.89.50

Plants and parts of plants (including seeds and fruits), of a kind used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not cut, crushed or powdered: > Other: > Other: > Fresh or dried > Sage

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1211.90.89.80

Plants and parts of plants (including seeds and fruits), of a kind used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not cut, crushed or powdered: > Other: > Other: > Fresh or dried > Other: > Herbal teas and herbal infusions (single species, unmixed)

1211.90.89.90

Plants and parts of plants (including seeds and fruits), of a kind used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not cut, crushed or powdered: > Other: > Other: > Fresh or dried > 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 12 OIL SEEDS AND OLEAGINOUS FRUITS; MISCELLANEOUS GRAINS, SEEDS AND FRUIT; INDUSTRIAL OR MEDICINAL PLANTS; STRAW AND FODDER II 12-1 Notes 1. Heading 1207 applies, inter alia, to palm nuts and kernels, cotton seeds, castor oil seeds, sesame seeds, mustard seeds, safflower seeds, poppy seeds and shea nuts (karite nuts). It does not apply to products of heading 0801 or 0802 or to olives (chapter 7 or chapter 20). 2. Heading 1208 applies not only to non-defatted flours and meals but also to flours and meals which have been partially defatted or defatted and wholly or partially refatted with their original oils. It does not, however, apply to residues of headings 2304 to 2306. 3. For the purposes of heading 1209, beet seeds, grass and other herbage seeds, seeds of ornamental flowers, vegetable seeds, seeds of forest trees, seeds of fruit trees, seeds of vetches (other than those of the species Viciafaba ) or of lupines are to be regarded as "seeds of a kind used for sowing". Heading 1209 does not, however, apply to the following even if for sowing: (a) Leguminous vegetables or sweet corn (chapter 7); (b) Spices or other products of chapter 9; (c) Cereals (chapter 10); or (d) Products of headings 1201 to 1207 or of heading 1211. 4. Heading 1211 applies, inter alia , to the following plants or parts thereof: basil, borage, ginseng, hyssop, licorice, all species of mint, rosemary, rue, sage and wormwood. Heading 1211 does not, however, apply to: (a) Medicaments of chapter 30; (b) Perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations of chapter 33; or (c) Insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, disinfectants or similar products of heading 3808. 5. For the purposes of heading 1212, the term "seaweeds and other algae" does not include: (a) Dead single-cell microorganisms of heading 2102; (b) Cultures of microorganisms of heading 3002; or (c) Fertilizers of heading 3101 or 3105. Subheading Note 1. For the purposes of subheading 1205.10, the expression "low erucic acid rape or colza seeds" means rape or colza seeds yielding a fixed oil which has an erucic acid content of less than 2 percent by weight and yielding a solid component which contains less than 30 micromoles of glucosinolates per gram. Additional U.S. Notes 1. No allowance in weight shall be made for dirt or other impurities in seed of any kind provided for in this chapter. Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 29 (2025) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes II 12-2 Additional U.S. Notes (con.) 2. The aggregate quantity of peanuts entered under subheadings 1202.30.40, 1202.41.40, 1202.42.15, 1202.42.60, and 2008.11.46 during the 12-month period from April 1 in any year through the following March 31, inclusive, shall not exceed the quantities specified herein (articles the product of Mexico shall not be permitted or included under this quantitative limitation and no such articles shall be classifiable therein). Quantity (metric tons) Entered in the 12-month period from April 1 in any year through the following March 31, inclusive Argentina 43,901 Other countries or areas 9,005 For the purposes of this note, imports of peanuts in the shell shall be charged against the quantities in this note on the basis of 75 kilograms for each 100 kilograms of peanuts in the shell. Imports of peanuts under this note are subject to such regulations as may be issued by the United States Trade Representative or other designated agency. Statistical Note 1. For a list of approved standards for "Certified organic", see General Statistical Note 6. Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 29 (2025) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes II 12-3

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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