9804.00.70
Articles whether or not accompanying a person, not over $1600 in aggregate fair market value in the country of acquisition, including:(a) but only in the case of an individual who has attained the age of 21, not more than 5 liters of alcoholic beverages, not more than 1 liter of which shall have been acquired elsewhere than in American Samoa, Guam or the Virgin Islands of the United States, and not more than 4 liters of which shall have been produced elsewhere than in such insular possessions, and (b) not more than 1,000 cigarettes, not more than 200 of which shall have been acquired elsewhere than in such insular possessions, and not more than 100 cigars, if such person arrives directly or indirectly from such insular possessions, not more than $800 of which shall have been acquired elsewhere than in such insular possessions (but this subheading does not permit the entry of articles not accompanying a person which were acquired elsewhere than in such insular possessions)
This code covers articles returning residents bring back to the U.S., allowing for duty-free import of personal and household items up to $1600 in value, with specific limits on alcohol and tobacco. Use this code when declaring goods acquired abroad during a trip lasting at least 48 hours, as it falls within Chapter 98 which deals with special classification provisions and temporary legislation.

Detailed information for HTS Code 9804.00.70
This provision falls within Chapter 98, which covers special classification provisions related to imports and exports. Code 9804.00.70 covers articles brought back to the United States by returning residents, allowing for a duty-free allowance of up to $1600 in fair market value, including limited quantities of alcohol and tobacco, if certain conditions are met regarding the duration of stay abroad and origin of goods. This code specifically applies to items acquired abroad as an incident of the journey, and declarations must be made according to Treasury regulations; no statistical suffixes are shown for these articles. To choose the correct statistical suffix, reference the rate of duty from elsewhere in the tariff schedule and use that provision’s reporting number following the 10-digit code.
| Chapter | Chapter 98 - Special classification provisions |
| Section | Section XXII - Special Classification Provisions; Temporary Legislation; Temporary Modifications Proclaimed pursuan |
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Free
Standard trade partners (NTR)
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Eligible FTA or preference programs
The general duty rate for HTS code 9804.00.70 is Free, indicating no duty is assessed on eligible goods under normal trade relations (NTR) with standard trade partners. Special rates are not specified, nor are rates related to eligible FTA or preference programs. This code does not specify required units; however, statistical reporting requirements exist and are linked to the unit of quantity for the provision from which the rate is derived if applicable. There are no subdivisions listed for this code, so these rates apply directly to the main code without further differentiation.
Rate of Duty (Column 2): Free
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