HTS Chapter 07: Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers
HTS Chapter 07 covers Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers. Browse 12 published headings, then narrow to the active product line that matches the goods.
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Written to help non-specialists understand this page. Rates, dates, and legal facts come from the official records above and on the linked source.
HTS Chapter 07 covers edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers, mainly according to their physical condition and preparation. It includes fresh or chilled vegetables, frozen vegetables, provisionally preserved vegetables not suitable for immediate consumption, dried vegetables, dried leguminous vegetables, and high-starch or inulin-rich roots and tubers such as cassava and sweet potatoes. Products that are further prepared, such as many pickled, seasoned, mixed, or ready-to-eat foods, may belong elsewhere in the HTS.
The HTS is arranged from broad to specific: chapter, heading, subheading, and usually a 10-digit statistical code. For example, a product may first be considered in Chapter 07, then matched to a four-digit heading such as 0703, then narrowed by its vegetable type, condition, preparation, and other wording. The correct code depends on the product as imported—not simply its marketing name or intended use. Read the full heading and subheading text, including notes and exclusions, and confirm the current 10-digit code in the official HTS data. Classification questions involving unusual processing, mixtures, or competing chapters may require a customs broker or other qualified professional.
What to check
- Identify the product’s physical condition at import: fresh, chilled, frozen, provisionally preserved, dried, powdered, shelled, split, sliced, or pelletized.
- Classify by the actual product and degree of preparation before relying on its commercial name, recipe, packaging, or intended use.
- Check the legal notes and exclusions for Chapter 07 and the relevant heading; prepared, preserved, seasoned, or mixed vegetable products may be classified outside this chapter.
- Verify the complete 10-digit statistical code and any unit-of-quantity requirements in the current official HTS, not just the four-digit heading.
- Check whether a separate Chapter 99 provision or other applicable measure affects the entry, and review current agency requirements for imported plant products.
How to use this chapter
A chapter is the first classification level, not a duty rate. Choose the heading that describes the product, narrow by material, construction, use, or other legal distinctions, and verify the final line against the official HTS notes.
Heading list
| HTS code | Description | Linked 8-digit entries |
|---|---|---|
| 0701 | Potatoes, fresh or chilled: | 1 |
| 0703 | Onions, shallots, garlic, leeks and other alliaceous vegetables, fresh or chilled: | 2 |
| 0704 | Cabbages, cauliflower, kohlrabi, kale and similar edible brassicas, fresh or chilled: | 1 |
| 0705 | Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) and chicory (Cichorium spp.), fresh or chilled: | 0 |
| 0706 | Carrots, turnips, salad beets (salad beetroot), salsify, celeriac, radishes and similar edible roots, fresh or chilled: | 0 |
| 0708 | Leguminous vegetables, shelled or unshelled, fresh or chilled: | 0 |
| 0709 | Other vegetables, fresh or chilled: | 1 |
| 0710 | Vegetables (uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water), frozen: | 0 |
| 0711 | Vegetables provisionally preserved, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption: | 0 |
| 0712 | Dried vegetables, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared: | 0 |
| 0713 | Dried leguminous vegetables, shelled, whether or not skinned or split: | 0 |
| 0714 | Cassava (manioc), arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes, sweet potatoes and similar roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets; sago pith: | 0 |
Linked measures
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Questions about HTS Chapter 07
What does HTS Chapter 07 cover?
HTS Chapter 07 covers Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers. This page groups the chapter’s 4-digit headings; a shipment still needs the most specific active 8- or 10-digit line supported by the product facts.
Is HTS Chapter 07 a final product classification?
No. A chapter is a broad 2-digit category. Narrow it to the applicable heading and the most specific active statistical line before estimating duty or filing an entry.