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Heading 0709

Other vegetables, fresh or chilled

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Heading 0709 covers fresh or chilled vegetables that are not classified in a more specific heading of chapter 07. The heading is split by vegetable type: asparagus, eggplants, celery, mushrooms and truffles, peppers and pimenta, spinach, and a residual other group covering artichokes, olives, pumpkins, squash, gourds and a basket category. Lines under each vegetable turn on variety, color, size reduction, greenhouse versus field grown, organic certification and, for some, the date the goods are entered.

Products in this heading

  • Fresh asparagus spears
  • Fresh eggplants (aubergines)
  • Fresh celery stalks
  • Fresh shiitake mushrooms
  • Fresh truffles
  • Fresh chili peppers and sweet bell peppers
  • Fresh spinach
  • Fresh zucchini and other squash

How to choose the right subheading

  • The kind of vegetable, since each named vegetable has its own subheading group.
  • The species or variety where the line requires it, such as Agaricus mushrooms or Capsicum annum sweet bell peppers.
  • Whether the goods are reduced in size or whole, which splits celery and asparagus.
  • Whether the goods are certified organic, which is a separate statistical line under many subheadings.
  • Greenhouse versus field grown for peppers, and color (green, red, yellow, orange) for sweet bell peppers.

Often confused with

  • Fresh potatoes

    Potatoes have their own heading in chapter 07.

    Heading 0701
  • Fresh onions and garlic

    Alliaceous vegetables are classified in heading 0703, not in the 0709 basket.

    Heading 0703
  • Fresh lettuce and chicory

    Lettuce and chicory are named in their own heading.

    Heading 0705
  • Frozen vegetables

    Freezing moves the goods out of the fresh chapter lines into heading 0710.

    Heading 0710
  • Dried vegetables

    Dried goods, even of the same plant, are classified in heading 0712.

    Heading 0712

Frequently asked questions

What is the HTS code for fresh asparagus?

Whole asparagus not reduced in size, entered September 15 to November 15 and shipped by air, is 0709.20.10.90 with a general (MFN) rate of 5%. Other fresh asparagus falls under 0709.20.90.70 at a general (MFN) rate of 21.3%.

What is the duty on fresh shiitake mushrooms?

Shiitake (Lentinus edodes) is classified in 0709.54.00.00 with a general (MFN) rate of 8.8 cents/kg + 20%. The same rate applies to Agaricus mushrooms under 0709.51.01.50.

How do I classify fresh zucchini?

Zucchini is a squash of the Cucurbita spp. group, so it goes in 0709.93.20.55 when not certified organic, at a general (MFN) rate of 1.5 cents/kg. Certified organic zucchini uses 0709.93.20.20, also at 1.5 cents/kg.

Guide written from the official schedule text. Rates quoted are general (MFN) rates; check the line page for trade agreement rates and the classification of your exact product.

All lines in heading 0709

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