Vanilla
In plain English
This category covers vanilla, which is classified as a spice. The goods are divided based on their physical state. One group includes vanilla that has not been crushed or ground. The other group includes vanilla that has been crushed or ground.
6-digit subheadings (2)
Official HS 2022 subheading texts. National tariff schedules subdivide these further (8-10 digit lines) and set the actual duty rates.
Chapter 09 classification notes
Frequent misclassification in this chapter
Coffee extracts and roasted-and-decaffeinated coffee under heading 2101 (Chapter 21, miscellaneous edible preparations) not 0901. Tea bags are 0902.40 not 2101.
Classification certainty
The 6-digit level shown here is the internationally harmonised layer. Duty rates attach to national 8-10 digit tariff lines, which differ by country — use the duty calculator for lane estimates. For binding certainty, request a ruling from the destination customs authority.
Binding tariff ruling databaseOther headings in Chapter 09
- 0901 — Coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinated; husks and skins; coff…
- 0902 — Tea
- 0903 — Mate
- 0904 — Pepper of the genus piper; dried or crushed or ground fruits of the ge…
- 0906 — Cinnamon and cinnamon-tree flowers
- 0907 — Cloves (whole fruit, cloves and stems)
- 0908 — Nutmeg, mace and cardamoms
- 0909 — Seeds of anise, badian, fennel, coriander, cumin, caraway or juniper
- 0910 — Ginger, saffron, tumeric (curcuma), thyme, bay leaves, curry and other…