Leslee Morris
NMSU Master’s of Agriculture Seminar
Chile Task Force
Center for North American Studies
U.S. Imports and Exports of Chile
Pepper and Onion Products:
Frequently Asked Questions
These reports were prepared and
presented in a question / answer
format
What is the Harmonized Tariff Schedule
of the United States?
The Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) is a database for
trade.
This system classifies both exports and imports.
The database includes information on different items that
enter and exit the United States through global trade.
The database also gives information on the specific
tariffs attached to a specific country.
Where can I locate the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule and trade data for the U.S.?
The Harmonized Tariff Schedule can be
obtained from the U.S. International Trade
Commission.
You can access information through the
following websites as well:
www.usitc.govt/affairs.htm
www.usitc.gov
Is there a large demand for trade data
information?
Yes, trade data is used for many reasons.
Anyone from a federal agency to private sectors,
requires trade information.
Federal trade agency and private sectors need to have
access to information promptly and correctly to:
Enforce already existing compliance
For accounts of revenues
Support U.S. efforts throughout global market
places
How is the collected trade data used?
Keeps track of the majority of U.S. trade ,
identify market trends and opportunities.
To create new trade policies, and enforce
existing policies
To determine the rate of duty
What is the rate of duty?
The duty is the charge levied on a product or
commodity that enters another country.
The product enters under a rate of duty which
can be a general rate such as cents per
kilograms.
There is also a special rate of duty. This is when
the country that the product is imported from and
the trade policy in place determines the “special
rate of duty”.
What types of special rates of duty does
the United States have for chile peppers
and pepper products?
CA- NAFTA of Canada
E - Caribbean Basin Initiative
IL - Israel Special Rate
J - Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA)
JO - Jordan FTA Preference
MX- NAFTA of Mexico
How is the harmonized trade data
system coded and read?
0709.60 Chile pepper - fresh
Heading/ StatSubheading Suffix
Article Description
Unity of
Quantity
Rates Of Duty
1
General
0709.60.00
2
Special
Fruits of Genus Capsicum (peppers)
Or of the genus Pimenta
0709.60.20
0 Chile Peppers…………………… kg…………….. 4.4c/kg Free (A, CA, E
IL, J, JO)
5.5c/kg
0709.60.40
0
Other…………………………… kg…………….. 4.7c/kg Free (A, CA, E
IL, J, JO)
5.5c/kg
Another example of the harmonized
code system.
Heading/
Subheading
Stat Suffix
0904( con)
Article of Description
Unit of
Quantity
Rates of Duty
1
General
Special
2
Pepper of the genus Piper; dried or
Or ground fruits of genus Capsicum
(Peppers) or of genus Pimenta
0904.20.
Fruits of the genus Capsicum or
Of the genus Pimenta, dried or
crushed or ground: Of the genus
Capsicum (including Cayenne
pepper, paprika and red pepper)
0904.20.20
00
Paprika………………………………..
kg……..
3c/kg
Free (A, CA, E
IL, J, JO, MX)
11c/kg
0904.20.40
00
Anaheim and Ancho pepper………..
kg……..
5c/kg
Free (A+, CA,
D,E, IL, J, JO)
(MX)
11c/kg
Free(A,CA, E,
IL,J, JO, MX)
11c/kg
1.1c/kg
0904.20.60
0904.20.73
0904.20.76.
Other:
Not ground…………………………
2.5c/kg
10
20
90
Bell Peppers……………………..
Jalapeno Peppers……………….
Other…………………………….
kg
kg
kg
00
Ground:
Mixture of mashed or
macerated hot red peppers
a nd salt …………………………..
kg
Free
Other …………………………………
kg
5c/kg
00
17.6c/kg
Free(A,CA, E,
IL,J, JO, MX)
17.6c/kg
What kinds of chile peppers does the
United States import?
Under the genus Capsicum we import
Sweet Pepper (Bell Peppers)
Cayenne Pepper,
Paprika
Red Pepper
Anaheim Chile Peppers
Ancho Chile Peppers
These peppers are imported fresh, chilled, dried,
mixed, and macerated.
What are the harmonized tariff codes
for chile peppers?
HTS Code: 07096020 Chili Peppers, fresh or chilled
HTS Code: 07096040 Fruits of the genus capsicum (pepper) or of
the genus pimenta, fresh or Chilled
HTS Code: 09042020 Paprika, dried or crushed or ground
HTS Code: 09042040 Anaheim, and Ancho pepper, dried or crushed
or ground
HTS Code: 09042060 Fruits of the genus Capsicum, other than
paprika or Anaheim and Ancho pepper, not ground
HTS Code: 09042073 Mixtures of mashed or macerated hot red
peppers and salt, nesoi (not elsewhere specified or indicated)
HTS Code: 09042076 Fruits of the genus capsicum, ground, nesoi
HTS Code: 33019010 Extracted oleoresins consisting essentially of
nonvolatile components of the natural raw plant
What has happened to the United States
chile imports in recent years?
The chile pepper imports from other countries
have increased with some fluctuation over the
last five years.
The exception to this is jalapenos and fresh chile
where imports have decreased.
What has happened to the United States
chile exports in recent years?
Chiles exported from the United States have
increased over the last several years.
2001 was the largest export year with a slight
decrease in 2002.
To what regions does the United States
export fresh chiles?
North America, the Caribbean region, Central America,
European Union, and Other West Europe, Former Soviet
Union, Middle East, North Africa Other Africa, South
Asia, Other Asia, Oceania.
What value and quantity does the United
States export of fresh chiles?
United States Department of Agriculture
Foreign Agricultural Services
HTS Code 070960000
World Total of Fresh Chiles Exported
Value of Fresh/ Chilled Peppers Exported from the
United States
$80,000,000.00
$60,000,000.00
$40,000,000.00
$20,000,000.00
$0.00
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
Value $55,644,40 $59,124,93 $67,630,28 $72,694,66 $73,432,36
Quantity of Fresh/ Chilled Peppers Exported from the
United States
80000
60000
40000
20000
0
Quantity in
Metric
Tons
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
57959.4
66315.6
71501
73362.8
73164.2
To what countries does the United
States export dried, crushed, ground
Peppers?
Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Barbados BelgiumLuxembourg, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, China, Chile,
Colombia, Costa Rica, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Ireland,
Estonia, El Salvador, Finland, France, Ghana, Germany,
Guatemala, Hong Kong, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia,
India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Korea,
Kuwait, Oman, Mexico, Malaysia, Netherlands Antilles,
Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Peru, Pakistan,
Poland, Panama, Qatar, Philippines, Saudi Arabia,
Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Arab
Emirates, Trinidad and Tobago, Thailand, Taiwan, United
Kingdom, Venezuela, Leeward-Windward Island,
Yugoslavia.
What value and quantity does the United
States export of dried, crushed, or
ground chiles?
United States Department of Agriculture
Foreign Agricultural Services of Exports
HTS Code 0904200000
World Total Exports of Peppers Dried/ Crushed/ Ground
Value of Peppers Exported from the United States
$14,000,000.00
$12,000,000.00
$10,000,000.00
$8,000,000.00
$6,000,000.00
$4,000,000.00
$2,000,000.00
$0.00
Value
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
$13,434,382.00
$10,385,107.00
$12,431,636.00
$13,909,446.00
$11,795,798.00
Quantity of Pepper Exported from the United States
8000
6000
4000
2000
0
Quantity in Metric Tons
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
4037.2
3926.2
5299
7133.3
6295.8
To what countries does the United
States export extracted oleoresins?
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Barbados BelgiumLuxembourg Bahamas Belize, Bolivia, Bulgaria Canada,
China, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus
Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Ireland, Ecuador, El Salvador,
Finland, France, Ghana, Germany, Guatemala, Hong Kong,
Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, India, Israel, Italy, Japan,
Jamaica, Korea, Lebanon Oman, Mexico, Malaysia,
Nigeria, Netherlands Antilles, Netherlands, Norway, New
Zealand, Peru, Pakistan, Poland, Panama, Qatar,
Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, Trinidad
and Tobago, Thailand, Taiwan, Turkey, United Kingdom,
Uruguay, Yugoslavia.
What value and quantity does the United
States export extracted oleoresins?
United States Department of Agriculture
Foreign Agricultural Services of Exports
HTS Code 3301901000
World Total of Extract Oleoresin
Value of Extract Oleoresin Exported from the United States
$10,000,000
$8,000,000
$6,000,000
$4,000,000
$2,000,000
$0
Value
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
$4,620,530.00
$8,285,653.00
$7,059,747.00
$7,967,262.00
$6,804,984.00
Quantity of Extract Oleoresin Exported from the United States
1400
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
0
Quantity in Metric Tons
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
626
915.7
1280.8
1055.3
855.4
Imports and Exports of Onions
Frequently asked questions for onions
What types of onions and onion
products does the United States import?
There are five types of onions imported into the United
States.
Onion sets, fresh or chilled
Pearl onions, fresh or chilled
Onions other than onion sets or pearl onions not over 16
mm in diameter
Onion shallots, fresh or chilled
Onions prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar
or acetic acid not frozen.
Onions prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid.
What types of onions does the United
States export?
The United States exports only two types of
onions.
Onions sets, fresh or chilled
Onions prepared or preserved by vinegar or
acetic acid.
International Trade in Chile
Peppers
Report Two: Multilateral data from the
Global Trade Atlas®
What data is presented in this report?
The data in this report has been compiled from a
product called the Global Trade Atlas.
This information was sold to New Mexico State
University and the Chile Task Force by the
Global Trade Information Services (GTIS) , INC.
Multilateral Data for 2002 are presented here
What is Global Trade Information
Services (GTIS), Inc.?
GTIS sells access to interactive databases that
are accessed through the internet.
GTIS obtains and processes the official
merchandise trade data from 45 countries.
Corporate headquarters for GTIS, Inc. is in
Columbia, South Carolina as well as having
offices in Washington, D.C., Paris, and Tokyo.
Where does GTIS get the trade data?
GTIS uses official data from the reporting
countries.
These data are usually provided by customs or
national statistics agencies.
The availability of historical data for these
countries varies, but usually goes back to 1995
or 1996. The 45 countries that are covered by
GTIS account for over 95% of world trade
What countries report trade data?
REGION
COUNTRY
AFRICA
South Africa
Australia
China
Hong Kong
Indonesia
Japan
Malaysia
New Zealand
Philippines
South Korea
Taiwan
Austria
Belgium
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Ireland
Italy
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Portugal
Spain
Sweden
United Kingdom
EU Total - External Trade
Poland
Russia
Turkey
Iceland
Norway
Switzerland
Canada
Mexico
United States
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Peru
EAST ASIA and PACIFIC
EUROPEAN UNION
OTHER EUROPE
EUROPEAN FREE TRADE
ASSOCIATION
NORTH AMERICA
SOUTH AMERICA
What Harmonized System codes are
covered in this report?
070960 – Fruits of the genus Capsicum (fresh or
chilled peppers) or of the genus Pimenta (e.g.,
allspice), fresh or chilled. This code includes
peppers produced in greenhouses, and an
“other” category
090420 – Fruits of the genus Capsicum
(including cayenne pepper, paprika and red
pepper) or of the genus Pimenta (including
allspice), dried or crushed or ground.
How much did the Chile Task Force pay
to access the GTIS data?
The GTIS data were first accessed in summer
2003, at a cost of $1,650.
Data were downloaded over a period of three
weeks.
In early 2004, the GTIS database was
reactivated at no additional cost
How are the Global Trade Atlas® data
organized?
The GTIS data include information on value,
quantity, unit price, reporting country, and trading
partner country for both exports and imports
classified in the Harmonized System (HS).
Trade data are available at the 2-digit, 4-digit,
and 6-digit levels, down to the most detailed
levels provided by each country.
Data for a few countries and/or a few products
are available at 8-digit and 10-digit levels in the
GTIS product.
How was the data in the import and
export matrix files compiled?
The Global Trade Atlas data are organized by
reporting countries.
Importing and Exporting data for each country,
for each HS code were saved in individual Excel
worksheet files.
The countries were than sorted by continent.
Resulting in four matrix files that are a
compilation of 180 individual data files
How do you read the export matrices?
Exporting countries of commodity 090420 Fruits of the Genus
Capsicum, or the genus Pimenta dried, crushed, or ground
How do you read the importing matrix?
Importing Countries of commodity 090420 Fruits of the
Capsicum or the genus Pimenta dried, crushed, or ground.
To whom is this information important?
This information can be beneficial to the entire
New Mexico and southwestern U.S. chile pepper
industries (both producers and processors) .
The southwestern chile pepper industry is
directly impacted by international trade trends
and events.
What can these matrices be used for?
These matrices provide previously unavailable
information about international trade in chile peppers and
pepper products.
The multilateral data provides insight into international
movements of products that are important to the New
Mexico agricultural sector, and the overall economy of
the state.
These data can inform users as to the current status of
markets, help to forecast potential market changes, and
thus help predict where markets are headed.
This information can help New Mexico identify new
market opportunities with other countries.