Crude or not manufactured
Plants and parts of plants (including seeds and fruits), of a kind used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not cut, crushed or powdered: > Other: > Mint leaves: > Crude or not manufactured
Duty Rate (from China)
Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
Products classified under HTS 1211.90.20.00
Dried Peppermint Leaves
Dried leaves of the peppermint plant (Mentha piperita), crude and not further manufactured, used primarily in herbal teas, perfumery for minty scents, and pharmacy for digestive remedies. Classified under HTS 1211.90.20.00 as mint leaves fitting the chapter note for plants used in perfumery or pharmacy, neither processed into medicaments nor refined products.
Fresh Spearmint Leaves
Fresh leaves of spearmint (Mentha spicata), chilled or frozen but crude and unmanufactured, primarily for pharmaceutical teas, essential oil extraction in perfumery, or natural insect repellents. Falls under HTS 1211.90.20.00 per chapter notes covering mint for such purposes, excluding refined products.
Dried Apple Mint Leaves
Dried crude leaves of apple mint (Mentha suaveolens), used in pharmacy for calming infusions and perfumery for fruity-mint accords, not further processed. HTS 1211.90.20.00 applies as a mint species per chapter note, for primary perfumery/pharmaceutical purposes.
Crushed Peppermint Leaves
Lightly crushed but crude dried peppermint leaves for easier extraction in pharmacy or fungicidal sprays, still unmanufactured. Classified in 1211.90.20.00 as allowed 'cut, crushed or powdered' mint for perfumery/insecticidal uses.
Frozen Spearmint Leaves
Frozen crude spearmint leaves, preserved for pharmacy extracts or perfumery distillation, not manufactured. HTS 1211.90.20.00 includes frozen mint per heading for such primary uses.