Dried Chamomile Flowers from China
Dried flowers of Matricaria chamomilla used exclusively for brewing single-species chamomile herbal tea. Classified under HTS 1211.90.89.80 as a fresh or dried plant part primarily for herbal infusions, unmixed with other species. Meets chapter notes for heading 1211 as it is not a processed medicament or perfumery product.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%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
9903.88.0325%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)
Import Tips
• Provide botanical identification and purity certificates confirming single species and no additives
• Label as 'for herbal tea infusion only' to distinguish from medicinal preparations in Chapter 30
• Avoid common pitfall of blending with flavors, which shifts to 2101.20 as mixed herbal teas