# HS code 0903.00: Maté

> HS code 0903.00 covers maté. It sits in heading 09.03 (maté) in chapter 09 (coffee, tea, maté and spices). It is the only subheading of heading 09.03, so every good of the heading is classified here.

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/090300
Last updated: 13 October 2026

[HS codes](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 09](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/09) / [09.03](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/0903) / [0903.00](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/090300)

## Key facts

- HS code: 0903.00
- Covers: Maté
- Heading: [09.03: Maté](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/0903)
- Chapter: [09: Coffee, tea, maté and spices](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/09)
- Edition: HS2022
- Duty rates: [Set by each country’s tariff](https://staging.border.bot/countries)

## What this code covers

HS code 0903.00 covers maté.

The legal text of the subheading is “Maté”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

It is the only subheading of heading 09.03, so every good of the heading is classified here.

## How it is structured

0903.00 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 09, are the chapter; the first four, 0903, are heading 09.03; the last two, 00, identify the subheading within the heading.

Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.

- Chapter 09: Coffee, tea, maté and spices
- Heading 09.03: Maté
- Subheading 0903.00: Maté

## In other countries

No national tariff lines under 0903.00 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 0903.00 at six digits and add their own digits after it.

- Previous subheading: [0902.40](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/090240) Other black tea (fermented) and other partly fermented tea
- Next subheading: [0904.11](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/090411) Pepper: Neither crushed nor ground

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 0903.00 cover?

HS code 0903.00 covers maté.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 0903.00 in?

HS code 0903.00 is in heading 09.03 (maté) in chapter 09 (coffee, tea, maté and spices).

### Where are goods of heading 09.03 classified when 0903.00 doesn’t fit?

0903.00 is the only subheading of heading 09.03, so every good of the heading is classified there.

## 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.

Machine-readable: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/090300.json