Nutmeg, mace and cardamoms
In plain English
This section covers nutmeg, mace, and cardamoms as spices. The goods are categorized based on whether they are whole or have been crushed or ground. Each of the three spice types has separate classifications for its unprocessed form and its processed form.
6-digit subheadings (6)
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…
- 0905 — Vanilla
- 0906 — Cinnamon and cinnamon-tree flowers
- 0907 — Cloves (whole fruit, cloves and stems)
- 0909 — Seeds of anise, badian, fennel, coriander, cumin, caraway or juniper
- 0910 — Ginger, saffron, tumeric (curcuma), thyme, bay leaves, curry and other…