Chapter 9

Coffee, tea, maté and spices

Notes.

1.- Mixtures of the products of headings 09.04 to 09.10 are to be classified as follows :

(a) Mixtures of two or more of the products of the same heading are to be classified in that heading;

(b) Mixtures of two or more of the products of different headings are to be classified in heading 09.10.

The addition of other substances to the products of headings 09.04 to 09.10 (or to the mixtures referred to in
paragraph (a) or (b) above) shall not affect their classification provided the resulting mixtures retain the essential
character of the goods of those headings. Otherwise, such mixtures are not classified in this Chapter; those
constituting mixed condiments or mixed seasonings are classified in heading 21.03.

2.- This Chapter does not cover Cubeb pepper (Piper cubeba) or other products of heading 12.11.
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Heading TSN Commodity Description SU ID VAT IAT EXC
Coffee, whether or not roasted or
decaffeinated; coffee husks and
09.01 skins; coffee substitutes
containing coffee in any
proportion.
- Coffee, not roasted :
-- Not decaffeinated:
--- Arabica:
0901.11.11.00 ---- Cherry-red kg 10
0901.11.12.00 ---- Extra-prima, prima, superior kg 10
0901.11.13.00 ---- Normal, small, very small sized kg 10
0901.11.19.00 ---- Other kg 10
--- Robusta :
0901.11.21.00 ---- Cherry-red kg 10
---- Extra prima, prima, superior
0901.11.22.00 kg 10
excellent grade zero
---- Extra prima, normal excellent,
0901.11.23.00 kg 10
small, very small sized grade four
---- Normal extra prima, small,
0901.11.24.00 kg 10
very small sized grade two
---- Extra prima, prima , superior:
0901.11.25.10 ----- Grade one kg 10

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Heading TSN Commodity Description SU ID VAT IAT EXC
0901.11.25.20 ----- Grade two kg 10
0901.11.25.90 ----- Grade three kg 10
---- Normal, small, very small
sized:
0901.11.26.10 ----- Grade one kg 10
0901.11.26.20 ----- Grade three kg 10
0901.11.26.30 ----- Grade four kg 10
0901.11.26.90 ----- Other kg 10
0901.11.27.00 ---- Green coffee, broken kg 10
0901.11.28.00 ---- Black coffee kg 10
0901.11.29.00 ---- Other kg 10
--- Arabusta :
0901.11.31.00 ---- Cherry-red kg 10 7.5 0 0
0901.11.32.00 ---- Extra-prima, prima, superior kg 10 7.5 0 0
0901.11.33.00 ---- Normal, small, very small sized kg 10 7.5 0 0
0901.11.34.00 ---- Other kg 10 7.5 0 0
--- Liberica :
0901.11.41.00 ---- Cherry-red kg 10 7.5 0 0
0901.11.42.00 ---- Extra-prima, prima, superior kg 10 7.5 0 0
0901.11.43.00 ---- Normal, small, very small sized kg 10 7.5 0 0
0901.11.44.00 ---- Other kg 10 7.5 0 0
--- Other types :
0901.11.51.00 ---- Cherry-red kg 10 7.5 0 0
0901.11.52.00 ---- Extra-prima, prima, superior kg 10 7.5 0 0
0901.11.53.00 ---- Normal, small, very small sized kg 10 7.5 0 0
0901.11.54.00 ---- Other kg 10 7.5 0 0
-- Decaffeinated:
0901.12.10.00 --- Robusta kg 10 7.5 0 0
0901.12.20.00 --- Arabusta kg 10 7.5 0 0
0901.12.90.00 --- Other kg 10 7.5 0 0
- Coffee roasted :
-- Not decaffeinated:
0901.21.10.00 --- Uncrushed kg 20 7.5 0 0

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Heading TSN Commodity Description SU ID VAT IAT EXC
0901.21.20.00 --- Crushed kg 20 7.5 0 0
-- Decaffeinated:
0901.22.10.00 --- Uncrushed kg 20 7.5 0 0
0901.22.20.00 --- Crushed kg 20 7.5 0 0
0901.90.00.00 - Other kg 20 7.5 0 0
09.02 Tea, whether or not flavoured.
- Green tea (not fermented) in
0902.10.00.00 immediate packings of a content not kg 10 7.5 0 0
exceeding 3 kg
0902.20.00.00 - Other green tea (not fermented) kg 10 7.5 0 0
- Black tea (fermented) and partly
fermented tea, in immediate
0902.30.00.00 kg 10 7.5 0 0
packings of a content not exceeding
3 kg
- Other black tea (fermented) and
0902.40.00.00 kg 10 7.5 0 0
other partly fermented tea
09.03 0903.00.00.00 Maté. kg 20 7.5 0 0
Pepper of the genus Piper; dried
or crushed or ground fruits of the
09.04
genus Capsicum or of the genus
Pimenta.
- Pepper :
0904.11.00.00 -- Neither crushed nor ground kg 20 0 0 0
0904.12.00.00 -- Crushed or ground kg 20 0 0 0
- Fruits of the genus Capsicum or of
the genus Pimenta :
0904.21.00.00 -- Dried, neither crushed nor ground kg 20 0 0 0
0904.22.00.00 -- Crushed or ground kg 20 0 0 0
09.05 Vanilla.
0905.10.00.00 - Neither crushed nor ground kg 20 7.5 0 0
0905.20.00.00 - Crushed or ground kg 20 7.5 0 0
Cinnamon and cinnamon-tree
09.06
flowers.
- Neither crushed nor ground :
-- Cinnamon (Cinnamomum
0906.11.00.00 kg 20 7.5 0 0
zeylanicum Blume)
0906.19.00.00 -- Other kg 20 7.5 0 0
0906.20.00.00 - Crushed or ground kg 20 7.5 0 0

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Heading TSN Commodity Description SU ID VAT IAT EXC
Cloves (whole fruit, cloves and
09.07
stems).
0907.10.00.00 - Neither crushed nor ground kg 20 7.5 0 0
0907.20.00.00 - Crushed or ground kg 20 7.5 0 0
09.08 Nutmeg, mace and cardamoms.
- Nutmeg :
0908.11.00.00 -- Neither crushed nor ground kg 20 7.5 0 0
0908.12.00.00 -- Crushed or ground kg 20 7.5 0 0
- Mace :
0908.21.00.00 -- Neither crushed nor ground kg 20 7.5 0 0
0908.22.00.00 -- Crushed or ground kg 20 7.5 0 0
- Cardamoms :
0908.31.00.00 -- Neither crushed nor ground kg 20 7.5 0 0
0908.32.00.00 -- Crushed or ground kg 20 7.5 0 0
Seeds of anise, badian, fennel,
09.09 coriander, cumin or caraway;
juniper berries.
- Seeds of coriander :
0909.21.00.00 -- Neither crushed nor ground kg 20 7.5 0 0
0909.22.00.00 -- Crushed or ground kg 20 7.5 0 0
- Seeds of cumin :
0909.31.00.00 -- Neither crushed nor ground kg 20 7.5 0 0
0909.32.00.00 -- Crushed or ground kg 20 7.5 0 0
- Seeds of anise, badian, caraway or
fennel; juniper berries :
0909.61.00.00 -- Neither crushed nor ground kg 20 7.5 0 0
0909.62.00.00 -- Crushed or ground kg 20 7.5 0 0
Ginger, saffron, turmeric
09.10 (curcuma), thyme, bay leaves,
curry and other spices.
- Ginger :
0910.11.00.00 -- Neither crushed nor ground kg 20 7.5 0 0
0910.12.00.00 -- Crushed or ground kg 20 7.5 0 0
0910.20.00.00 - Saffron kg 20 7.5 0 0
0910.30.00.00 - Turmeric (curcuma) kg 20 7.5 0 0
- Other spices :

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Heading TSN Commodity Description SU ID VAT IAT EXC
-- Mixtures referred to in Note 1 (b)
0910.91.00.00 kg 20 7.5 0 0
to this Chapter
0910.99.00.00 -- Other kg 20 0 0 0

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