HTS Codes / Chapter 98

9814.00.50.00

Tea, tea waste and tea siftings and sweepings, all the foregoing to be used solely for manufacturing theine, caffeine or other chemical products whereby the identity and character of the original material is entirely destroyed or changed

Duty rates

General (MFN)

Free, under bond, as prescribed in U.S. note 1 to this subchapter

Special programs

Free (AU,BH, CL,IL,JO,KR, MA,OM, P,PA,PE,S,SG)

Column 2 (non-MFN)

Free, under bond, as prescribed in U.S. note 1 to this subchapter

Unit of quantity

kg

“General” applies to imports from most trading partners under normal trade relations. “Special” lists products eligible for reduced or duty-free treatment under programs like GSP, USMCA, CAFTA-DR, or individual free-trade agreements. “Column 2” applies to imports from countries without normal trade relations (currently Cuba and North Korea).

Chapter 98

Special classification provisions (Section XXII — Special classification and temporary provisions)