Customs Tariff of Canada · tariff item · HS 0709.60
0709.60.10.00: Peppers and chillies, fresh: Imported during such period specified by order of the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness or the President of the Canada Border Services Agency, not exceeding 12 weeks in any 12 month period ending 31st March
Peppers and chillies, fresh
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: Customs Tariff of Canada, in force from 11 September 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
- 0709 Other vegetables, fresh or chilled.
- 0709.60 Fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta
- 0709.60.10 Imported during such period specified by order of the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness or the President of the Canada Border Services Agency, not exceeding 12 weeks in any 12 month period ending 31st March
- 0709.60.10.00 Imported during such period specified by order of the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness or the President of the Canada Border Services Agency, not exceeding 12 weeks in any 12 month period ending 31st March
What you pay
Importing into Canada
Customs duty only: import VAT, other taxes and trade defence duties of this country are not covered here, and the duty calculator works only with the EU, Türkiye, US and UK tariffs.
Same subheading in other tariffs
0709.60 Fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta
Canada lines: 0709.60
- 0709.60.10.00Imported during such period specified by order of the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness or the President of the Canada Border Services Agency, not exceeding 12 weeks in any 12 month period ending 31st March
- 0709.60.90.11Fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta: other, certified organic, greenhouse
- 0709.60.90.19Fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta: other, certified organic, other
- 0709.60.90.80Fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta: other, greenhouse
- 0709.60.90.90Fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta: other
Binding rulings for similar goods
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
- N349585 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of organic mini peppers from Mexico
Legal notes
Notes
1. This chapter does not cover forage products of heading 1214.
2. In headings 0709 to 0712, the word ‘vegetables’ includes edible mushrooms, truffles, olives, capers, marrows, pumpkins, aubergines, sweetcorn (Zea mays var. saccharata), fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta, fennel, parsley, chervil, tarragon, cress and sweet marjoram (Majorana hortensis or Origanum majorana).
3. Heading 0712 covers all dried vegetables of the kinds falling in headings 0701 to 0711, other than:
(a) dried leguminous vegetables, shelled (heading 0713);
(b) sweetcorn in the forms specified in headings 1102 to 1104;
(c) flour, meal, powder, flakes, granules and pellets of potatoes (heading 1105);
(d) flour, meal and powder of the dried leguminous vegetables of heading 0713 (heading 1106).
4. However, dried or crushed or ground fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta are excluded from this chapter (heading 0904).
5. Heading 0711 applies to vegetables which have been treated solely to ensure their provisional preservation during transport or storage prior to use (for example, by sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions), provided they remain unsuitable for immediate consumption in that state.
In the Customs Tariff of Canada, 0709.60.10.00 is one of 5 lines under subheading 0709.60, fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta.
The MFN tariff rate is a specific or compound duty: 3.75 ¢/kg but not less than 8.5 %.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is 6%, the EU duty is 0%–7.2%, the Türkiye duty is 19.5%, the Mexico duty is 10%, the Brazil duty is 9%, the Argentina duty is 9%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is 3%, the Taiwan duty is 20%, the GCC duty is free, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free and the Nigeria duty is 20%.
Canada imported goods of subheading 0709.60 worth US$478m in 2024; the largest supplier was Mexico.
Questions and answers
What is the Canada import duty for tariff item 0709.60.10.00?
The MFN tariff rate in the Customs Tariff of Canada is 3.75 ¢/kg but not less than 8.5 %; the supplementary unit is KGM. This page shows the rate as published by the national source and, where the source publishes them, preferential rates: choose the country of origin to see them. Trade defence duties and VAT are not covered.
Where does Canada import these goods from?
For subheading 0709.60 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Mexico (US$275m), followed by the United States.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.