Chapter 09: Coffee, tea, maté and spices
HTS heading 0904: Pepper of the genus Piper; dried or crushed or ground fruits of the genus Capsicum (peppers) or of the genus Pimenta (e.g., allspice)
19 numbered lines under heading 0904, including 14 10-digit statistical lines. The first six digits are the international HS subheading; the general column is the normal US duty rate.
| HTS code | Description | Unit | General | Special | Column 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0904 | Pepper of the genus Piper; dried or crushed or ground fruits of the genus Capsicum (peppers) or of the genus Pimenta (e.g., allspice): | ||||
| Pepper of the genus Piper: | |||||
| 0904.11.00 | Neither crushed nor ground | Free | Free | ||
| 0904.11.00.20 | Black | kg | |||
| 0904.11.00.40 | White | kg | |||
| 0904.12.00.00 | Crushed or ground | kg | Free | 2¢/kg | |
| Fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta: | |||||
| 0904.21 | Dried, neither crushed nor ground: | ||||
| Of the genusCapsicum(including cayenne pepper, paprika and red pepper): | |||||
| 0904.21.20.00 | Paprika | kg | 3¢/kg | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 11¢/kg |
| 0904.21.40.00 | Anaheim and ancho pepper | kg | 5¢/kg | Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S, SG) | 11¢/kg |
| 0904.21.60 | Other | 2.5¢/kg | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 11¢/kg | |
| 0904.21.60.10 | Bell peppers | kg | |||
| 0904.21.60.20 | Jalapeno peppers | kg | |||
| 0904.21.60.90 | Other | kg | |||
| 0904.21.80.00 | Of the genus Pimenta (including allspice) | kg | Free | Free | |
| 0904.22 | Crushed or ground: | ||||
| Of the genus Capsicum (including cayenne Pepper, paprika and red pepper): | |||||
| 0904.22.20.00 | Paprika | kg | 3¢/kg | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 11¢/kg |
| 0904.22.40.00 | Anaheim and ancho pepper | kg | 5¢/kg | Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S, SG) | 11¢/kg |
| 0904.22.73.00 | Mixtures of mashed or macerated hot red peppers and salt | kg | Free | 17.6¢/kg | |
| 0904.22.76.00 | Other | kg | 5¢/kg | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 17.6¢/kg |
| 0904.22.80.00 | Of the genus Pimenta (including allspice) | kg | Free | Free |
Statistical (10-digit) lines without a rate use the rate of the 8-digit line above them. Additional duties such as Section 301 and Section 232 may apply; check them with the tariff checker.
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Request a free auditSource: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, 2026 HTS Revision 20 (effective 2026-09-28), U.S. International Trade Commission (hts.usitc.gov), imported 2026-10-07. Reference only; not legal or customs advice or a binding classification. Additional duties under Chapter 99 may apply. ShipWave is not affiliated with the USITC or U.S. Customs and Border Protection.