Chapter 22, Beverages / Heading 2209

HTS 2209.00.00.30: Certified organic (vinegar and substitutes for vinegar obtained from acetic acid)

Schedule text: Certified organic. Classification: Vinegar and substitutes for vinegar obtained from acetic acid › Certified organic

General rate of duty

0.5¢/pf.liter

Column 1, USITC schedule

From China, all in

needs quantity

Priced live by the Gateway engine

Section 301 China

25%

List 3

Forced labor 301

12.5%

9903.05.31

How the rate is built

Each line is a separate legal authority. They stack on the $10,000 customs value unless a carve-out says otherwise.

ProgramRateAmount
General rate of duty (Column 1)
Official rate: 0.5¢/pf.liter. Only the ad valorem part is priced here; the per-unit part needs a quantity.
2209.00.00.30
0.01%$0.00
Section 301 China (List 3)
25%$2,500.00
Section 301 forced labor
9903.05.31
12.5%$1,250.00
Effective duty rate
n/a$3,750.00

Stack priced from China on a $10,000 customs value, ocean entry. Other origins carry different programs; the calculator prices any of them.

Related lines

Statistical lines under the same 8-digit heading share one legal rate; the last two digits report statistics.

  • 2209.00.00Vinegar and substitutes for vinegar obtained from acetic acid (rate line, 0.5¢/pf.liter)
  • 2209.00.00.00Vinegar and substitutes for vinegar obtained from acetic acid
  • 2209.00.00.60Other

Questions about this example

What is HTS code 2209.00.00.30?
HTS 2209.00.00.30 covers certified organic (vinegar and substitutes for vinegar obtained from acetic acid); the schedule's own line text is "Certified organic". Its full classification path in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is: Vinegar and substitutes for vinegar obtained from acetic acid › Certified organic. It sits in chapter 22 (Beverages) under heading 2209.
What is the general duty rate for HTS 2209.00.00.30?
The Column 1 general rate of duty is 0.5¢/pf.liter. That is the most-favored-nation rate before any Section 301, Section 232, Section 338, Section 201 or antidumping and countervailing action, and before CBP's Merchandise Processing and Harbor Maintenance fees.
Which lines are related to HTS 2209.00.00.30?
It is a statistical line under the 8-digit rate line 2209.00.00 (Vinegar and substitutes for vinegar obtained from acetic acid), which has 2 other statistical lines. All lines under one 8-digit heading share the same legal duty rate; the tenth digit reports statistics.