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07

Official Chapter Guide

Edible vegetables, roots, and tubers excluding forage products and specific crushed or dried spices.

Tariff Landscape

Duty Overview

  • Items in this chapter may have varying duties; general duty-free status is unlikely.
  • Be mindful of specific duty assessments on vegetable imports that mix impurities.

Trade Measures

  • No widespread Section 301 or Section 232 implications.
  • Monitor potential for random antidumping duties, especially on preserved or dried vegetables.

Classification Strategy

Common Mistakes

  • Misclassification of vegetables rendered inedible by chemicals but intended for food remains in this chapter.
  • Confusion between vegetables for food or planting does not change classification; both are included.

Complex Areas

  • Correctly identifying preserved vegetables under heading 0711.
  • Distinguishing dried vegetables of heading 0712 from products categorized under headings 0713 or 1106.

Legal Framework

Executive Summary

Exclusions

  • Forage products of heading 1214.
  • Dried or crushed fruits of genus Capsicum or Pimenta (heading 0904).
  • Dried leguminous vegetables, shelled (heading 0713).

Definitions

  • Includes certain vegetables such as edible mushrooms, truffles, and sweet corn in defined headings.
  • Heading 0712 covers dried vegetables excluding specific leguminous and potato products.
  • Heading 0711 pertains to vegetables preserved for transport/storage, unsuitable for consumption.
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