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HS chapter 09: Coffee, tea, maté and spices

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Key facts

Chapter
09
Description
Coffee, tea, maté and spices
Headings
10
Subheadings
39
Edition
HS2022

Summary

HS chapter 09 covers coffee, tea, maté and spices. It has 10 headings, 09.01 to 09.10, and 39 six-digit subheadings in HS2022. Chapter 08, before it, covers edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons; chapter 10, after it, covers cereals.

What this chapter covers

HS chapter 09 covers coffee, tea, maté and spices.

It has 10 headings, 09.01 to 09.10, and 39 six-digit subheadings in HS2022.

09.01 Coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinated; coffee husks and skins; coffee substitutes containing coffee in any proportion

  • 0901.11Coffee, not roasted: Not decaffeinated
  • 0901.12Coffee, not roasted: Decaffeinated
  • 0901.21Coffee, roasted: Not decaffeinated
  • 0901.22Coffee, roasted: Decaffeinated
  • 0901.90Other

09.02 Tea, whether or not flavoured

  • 0902.10Green tea (not fermented) in immediate packings of a content not exceeding 3kg
  • 0902.20Other green tea (not fermented)
  • 0902.30Black tea (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content not exceeding 3kg
  • 0902.40Other black tea (fermented) and other partly fermented tea

09.04 Pepper of the genus Piper; dried or crushed or ground fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta

  • 0904.11Pepper: Neither crushed nor ground
  • 0904.12Pepper: Crushed or ground
  • 0904.21Fruit of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta: Dried, neither crushed nor ground
  • 0904.22Fruit of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta: Crushed or ground

09.05 Vanilla

09.06 Cinnamon and cinnamon-tree flowers

  • 0906.11Neither crushed nor ground: Cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume)
  • 0906.19Neither crushed nor ground: Other
  • 0906.20Crushed or ground

09.07 Cloves (whole fruit, cloves and stems)

09.08 Nutmeg, mace and cardamoms

  • 0908.11Nutmeg: Neither crushed nor ground
  • 0908.12Nutmeg: Crushed or ground
  • 0908.21Mace: Neither crushed nor ground
  • 0908.22Mace: Crushed or ground
  • 0908.31Cardamoms: Neither crushed nor ground
  • 0908.32Cardamoms: Crushed or ground

09.09 Seeds of anise, badian, fennel, coriander, cumin or caraway; juniper berries

  • 0909.21Seeds of coriander: Neither crushed nor ground
  • 0909.22Seeds of coriander: Crushed or ground
  • 0909.31Seeds of cumin: Neither crushed nor ground
  • 0909.32Seeds of cumin: Crushed or ground
  • 0909.61Seeds of anise, badian, caraway or fennel; juniper berries: Neither crushed nor ground
  • 0909.62Seeds of anise, badian, caraway or fennel; juniper berries: Crushed or ground

09.10 Ginger, saffron, turmeric (curcuma), thyme, bay leaves, curry and other spices

What it doesn’t cover

Chapter 08, before it, covers edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons; chapter 10, after it, covers cereals.

How it is structured

Chapter 09 is the first level of the Harmonized System. Its headings add two digits to the chapter number (09.01), and each heading's subheadings add two more.

In other countries

No national tariff lines in chapter 09 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System use these headings and subheadings and add their own digits after the first six.

Frequently asked questions

What does HS chapter 09 cover?

HS chapter 09 covers coffee, tea, maté and spices.

How many headings and subheadings are in HS chapter 09?

HS chapter 09 has 10 headings and 39 six-digit subheadings in HS2022.

Sources and updates

The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 1 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 13 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 13 October 2026.

Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.

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