Chicory Plants for Forcing from Japan
Live chicory plants (Cichorium intybus) and roots in growth for ornamental forcing or planting. HTS 0601.20.90.00 includes these nursery-supplied plants excluding heading 1212 roots.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Distinguish from food chicory roots via invoices specifying ornamental end use
• Obtain EU plant passports if from Europe for seamless re-export
• Monitor for weevils, a common quarantine pest in chicory imports