Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 1404.90

1404.90.40

1404.90.40: Vegetable materials of a kind used primarily in brooms: other

Other vegetable products

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. 1404 Vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included:
  2. 1404.90 Other:
  3. Vegetable materials of a kind used primarily in brooms or in brushes (for example, broomcorn piassava, couch grass and istle), whether or not in hanks or bundles:
  4. 1404.90.40 Other

What you pay

Importing into USA

Customs duty 2.3% standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 2 additional measures
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 2

  • Additional dutySection 338 — Canada — discrimination against US alcoholic beverages, dairy, motor vehicles (Proclamations 11046–11048, as modified) 50%
    Applies to goods from
    Canada
    In force
    from 22 August 2026
    Legal act
    HTSUS 9903.03.14
  • 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)—2.3%
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, Belarus20%

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

1404.90 Vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included: other

UK Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines EU Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye Free Third-country duty 14 tariff lines Canada Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Mexico 10% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines Brazil 5.4% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Argentina 5.4% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines Peru Free Third-country duty 4 tariff lines New Zealand Free Third-country duty 7 tariff lines Japan Free – 6% Third-country duty 10 tariff lines · average 2.7% Taiwan Free – 20% Third-country duty 14 tariff lines · average 8.6% GCC 5% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines Switzerland Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Nigeria 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines

USA lines: 1404.90

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.

  • N365323 U.S. CBP 8 October 2026 · 1404.90.90.90

    The tariff classification of Canola Straw Bedding from Canada

  • H334131 U.S. CBP 23 July 2026 · 1404.90.90

    Classification of Dried Hemp Flowers (Cannabis sativa L.)

  • N341906 U.S. CBP 30 August 2024 · 1404.90.90.90

    The tariff classification of Tree Pollen from Japan

  • N339899 U.S. CBP 16 May 2024 · 1404.90.90.90

    The tariff classification of Hemp Biomass from Australia

  • 600010751 HMRC 10 July 2024 – 9 July 2027 · 1404 90 00 90

    A garden mulch made from straw with added minerals. The straw is milled, chopped and processed with water and minerals. The minerals react with the natural tannins in straw to turn it brown and preserve it making it a long-lasting barrier. Straw mulch sits on the surface of the soil to prevent…

  • 600010091 HMRC 10 April 2024 – 9 April 2027 · 1404 90 00 90

    A 100g bag of moss (Thuidium assimile). The moss has been dried, once water is added it will expand to up to 4.5 litres. The moss is used to increase and maintain the humidity in terrariums, it is also suitable as a nutritious base for plants. It is packaged within a plastic bag for retail sale.

  • 600010093 HMRC 10 April 2024 – 9 April 2027 · 1404 90 00 90

    A 200g bag of moss, contains either sheet or rag moss, however, may also be a mixture of both. The moss has been dried, it will need to be laid in water prior to placing in the vivarium. The moss is used to increase and maintain the humidity in terrariums. It is particularly suitable for animals…

39 rulings in total for this code

Legal notes

Notes

1. This chapter does not cover the following products which are to be classified in Section XI: vegetable materials or fibres of vegetable materials of a kind used primarily in the manufacture of textiles, however prepared, or other vegetable materials which have undergone treatment so as to render them suitable for use only as textile materials.

2. Heading 1401 applies, inter alia, to bamboos (whether or not split, sawn lengthwise, cut to length, rounded at the ends, bleached, rendered non-inflammable, polished or dyed), split osier, reeds and the like, to rattan cores and to drawn or split rattans. The heading does not apply to chipwood (heading 4404).

3. Heading 1404 does not apply to wood wool (heading 4405) and prepared knots or tufts for broom or brush making (heading 9603).

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HTS code 1404.90.40 is a line of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States under HS subheading 1404.90 (vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included: other).

The general duty is 2.3%, and quantities are declared in kg.

For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the EU duty is free, the Türkiye duty is free, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 10%, the Brazil duty is 5.4%, the Argentina duty is 5.4%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is 0%–6%, the Taiwan duty is 0%–20%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is free and the Nigeria duty is 5%.

The United States imported goods of subheading 1404.90 worth US$178m in 2024; the largest supplier was Mexico.

Questions and answers

What is the USA import duty for HTS code 1404.90.40?

The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 2.3%; 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 1404.90.40 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 1404.90 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Mexico (US$105m), followed by India.

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Everyday names, not part of the legal text.