Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 0708.90

0708.90.15

0708.90.15: Leguminous vegetables, shelled or unshelled, fresh: other leguminous vegetables, lentils

Not declarable on its own: use one of its 1 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026

  1. 0708 Leguminous vegetables, shelled or unshelled, fresh or chilled:
  2. 0708.90 Other leguminous vegetables:
  3. 0708.90.15 Lentils

What you pay

Importing into USA

Customs duty 0.1¢/kg standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure
VAT no federal VAT; a Merchandise Processing Fee of 0.3464 % is charged on formal entries
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US additional duties of HTS chapter 99 in force on 22 October 2026 are included (Section 301, 232, 338 and 201). IEEPA duties are no longer collected after the Supreme Court ruling of February 2026. Conditional exemptions (US content, end use, metal share) are not computed: check the provision.

Additional duties and import rules

Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.

Additional duties and charges 1

  • Additional dutySection 301 — China — technology transfer, IP and innovation (2018 actions and 2024 four-year review) 25%
    Applies to goods from
    China
    In force
    from 24 September 2018
    Legal act
    HTSUS 9903.88.03

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
General (MFN)—0.1¢/kg
US–Australia FTA AUAustraliaFree
US–Bahrain FTA BHBahrainFree
US–Chile FTA CLChileFree
US–Colombia TPA COColombiaFree
US–Israel FTA ILIsraelFree
US–Jordan FTA JOJordanFree
US–Korea FTA KRSouth KoreaFree
US–Morocco FTA MAMoroccoFree
US–Oman FTA OMOmanFree
CAFTA-DR PCosta Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, NicaraguaFree
US–Panama TPA PAPanamaFree
US–Peru TPA PEPeruFree
USMCA SCanada, MexicoFree
US–Singapore FTA SGSingaporeFree
Column 2Cuba, North Korea, Russia, Belarus1.1¢/kg

Special: reduced rates under trade agreements and preference programmes; the letters in brackets name the programmes (for example AU = Australia FTA, KR = Korea FTA).

Same subheading in other tariffs

0708.90 Leguminous vegetables, shelled or unshelled, fresh: other leguminous vegetables

UK 10% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines EU 11.2% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 19.5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Canada Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Mexico 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Brazil 9% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Argentina 9% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Peru 6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line New Zealand Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Japan 3% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Taiwan 20% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines GCC Free Third-country duty 4 tariff lines Switzerland specific or compound duty Third-country duty 5 tariff lines Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line North Macedonia 45% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line

USA lines: 0708.90

Legal notes

Chapter notes: Chapter 07 →

HTS code 0708.90.15 is a line of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States under HS subheading 0708.90 (leguminous vegetables, shelled or unshelled, fresh: other leguminous vegetables).

The general duty is a specific or compound duty: 0.1¢/kg.

For the same subheading, the UK duty is 10%, the EU duty is 11.2%, the Türkiye duty is 19.5%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 10%, the Brazil duty is 9%, the Argentina duty is 9%, the Peru duty is 6%, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is 3%, the Taiwan duty is 20%, the GCC duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 45% and the Nigeria duty is 20%.

The United States imported goods of subheading 0708.90 worth US$21m in 2024; the largest supplier was Mexico.

Questions and answers

What is the USA import duty for HTS code 0708.90.15?

The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 0.1¢/kg; the supplementary unit is kg. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Is there a lower rate for 0708.90.15 under US trade agreements?

Yes. The Special column reads “Free (A, AU, BH, CL, CO,D,E, IL, JO, KR, MA, OM,P, PA, PE,S, SG)”: the letters in brackets name the agreements and programmes that grant it.

Where does the United States import these goods from?

For subheading 0708.90 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Mexico (US$10m), followed by Guatemala.

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