Chilled Orache Spinach

Fresh or chilled orache spinach (Atriplex hortensis), a garden spinach relative with reddish or green leaves, fits HTS 0709.70.00.50 as 'other' spinach. It is imported for salad use without any preservation beyond chilling.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳China20%+17.5%37.5%
🇲🇽Mexico20%+10.0%30%
🇨🇦Canada20%+10.0%30%
🇩🇪Germany20%+10.0%30%
🇯🇵Japan20%+10.0%30%

Alternative Classifications

This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.

1211.90Lower: 16% vs 37.5%

If used as a medicinal or salad plant not primarily as vegetable

Plants used chiefly in perfumery, pharmacy, or as salad plants shift to Chapter 12.

0710.90Lower: 24% vs 37.5%

If mixed dried vegetables including orache

Dried mixtures of vegetables go to 0710.90, separate from pure fresh spinach.

0709.99Lower: 30% vs 37.5%

If sold as mixed salad greens with other veggies

Fresh vegetable mixtures not specified elsewhere classify under 0709.99 'other'.

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Import Tips & Compliance

Phytosanitary certificate must specify orache to prevent quarantine issues with similar weeds

Declare as 'fresh or chilled' only if temperature-controlled; ambient storage risks reclassification