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April 2024, question 71

Valuation, Appraisement and Duty Assessment · Tariff lookups: rates, units, programs

What is the Most Favored Nation rate of duty applicable to dried paprika?

  1. 3 cents/kilogram
  2. 5 cents/kilogram
  3. 11 cents/kilogram
  4. 66 cents/kilogram
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CBP's answer: A. A: 3 cents/kilogram

Paprika is a dried, neither crushed nor ground fruit of the genus Capsicum, in subheading 0904.21.20. Its general (Most Favored Nation) column rate is 3 cents per kilogram, which is A. The 11 cents figure is the column 2 rate.

Of the genusCapsicum(including cayenne pepper, paprika and red pepper): > Paprika 0904.21.20.00

Search for: 0904.21.20 paprika

CBP's key cites: HTSUS 0904.21.2000

Question and key from CBP's April 2024 exam and answer key. The walk-through is ours; quotes are from the pinned editions in the reference viewer (HTSUS 2026 Basic, 19 CFR 2025 edition).