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HTS Code 9806.00 - Baggage and effects of the following persons who are aliens:
| HTS Code | Description | Unit of Qty | Rate Of Duty | ||||
| Column 1 | Column 2 | ||||||
| General Rate Of Duty | Special Rate Of Duty | 2 | |||||
| 9806.00.05 | Upon the request of the Department of State, ambassadors, ministers, charge d'affaires, secretaries, counselors, attaches and other representatives, officers and employees of foreign governments, accredited to the United States or en route to or from other countries to which accredited, and their immediate families, suites and servants | Free | Free | ||||
| 9806.00.10 | Upon the request of the Department of State, diplomatic couriers of foreign governments | Free | Free | ||||
| 9806.00.15 | Upon the request of the Department of State, representatives of foreign governments in or to, and officers and employees of, organizations designated by the President of the United States as public international organizations pursuant to section 1 of the International Organizations Immunities Act (22 U.S.C. 288), and their immediate families, suites and servants | Free | Free | ||||
| 9806.00.20 | Persons on duty in the United States as members of the armed forces of any foreign country and their immediate families | Free | Free | ||||
| 9806.00.25 | Upon the request of the Department of State, persons designated by the Department of State as high officials of foreign governments or distinguished foreign visitors and their immediate families | Free | Free | ||||
| 9806.00.30 | Upon the request of the Department of State, persons designated pursuant to statute or pursuant to treaties ratified by the United States Senate | Free | Free | ||||
| 9806.00.35 | Upon the request of the Department of State, personal effects and equipment of groups or delegations of foreign residents arriving in the United States on goodwill visits of short duration to participate in patriotic celebrations, festivals and other demonstrations of public interest and which will be exported or destroyed at the conclusion of the visit | Free | Free | ||||
| 9806.00.40 | Upon the request of the Department of State, ambassadors, ministers, charge d'affaires, secretaries, counselors and attaches of foreign embassies and legations | Free | Free | ||||
| 9806.00.45 | Members of the armed forces of any foreign country | Free | Free | ||||
| 9806.00.50 | Upon the request of the Department of State, other representatives, officers and employees of foreign governments | Free | Free | ||||
| 9806.00.55 | Upon the request of the Department of State, persons designated pursuant to statute or pursuant to treaties ratified by the United States Senate | Free | Free | ||||
What is HTS Code 8 and 10?
While the first 6 digits of HS Code are the same globally, the next 2-4 digits are different for each country
Types of Rate of Duty
Column 1 - "General" Column 1 "general" is the General sub-column of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS). Countries whose goods qualify for these rates are considered countries with which the U.S. has "Normal Trade Relations"(NTR).
Column 1 - "Special" Many countries that qualify for column one rates may also qualify for preferential duty rates under a variety of special trade agreements as listed in the "Special" sub-column of Column 1.
Column 2 Countries not covered by NTR are commonly referred to as "Column Two" countries, meaning duty rates for products from these countries are listed in Column two of the HTS. Currently, the only countries with Column Two status are Cuba and North Korea.
Some of the symbols used to designate the various preference programs and trade agreements in the "Special" sub column can be found here.
