Cloves (whole fruit, cloves and stems)
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
Chapter 09 covers significant trade volumes; specialty coffee and tea imports often qualify for FTA preferential treatment. Saffron is one of the most counterfeited Chapter 09 commodities — origin certification matters at customs valuation.
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
- 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…