# HS code 0907.20: Cloves (whole fruit, cloves and stems), crushed or ground

> HS code 0907.20 covers cloves (whole fruit, cloves and stems), crushed or ground. It sits in heading 09.07 (cloves (whole fruit, cloves and stems)) in chapter 09 (coffee, tea, maté and spices). Other goods of heading 09.07 are classified under 0907.10 (neither crushed nor ground).

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/090720
Last updated: 13 October 2026

[HS codes](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 09](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/09) / [09.07](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/0907) / [0907.20](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/090720)

## Key facts

- HS code: 0907.20
- Covers: Cloves (whole fruit, cloves and stems), crushed or ground
- Heading: [09.07: Cloves (whole fruit, cloves and stems)](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/0907)
- 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 0907.20 covers cloves (whole fruit, cloves and stems), crushed or ground.

The legal text of the subheading is “Crushed or ground”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 09.07 are classified under 0907.10 (neither crushed nor ground).

- [0907.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/090710) Neither crushed nor ground

## How it is structured

0907.20 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 09, are the chapter; the first four, 0907, are heading 09.07; the last two, 20, 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 09.07: Cloves (whole fruit, cloves and stems)
- Subheading 0907.20: Crushed or ground

## In other countries

No national tariff lines under 0907.20 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 0907.20 at six digits and add their own digits after it.

## Related codes

The same text, “Crushed or ground”, also divides 2 other headings in chapter 09: 0905.20 under heading 09.05 and 0906.20 under heading 09.06.

- [0905.20](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/090520) Heading 09.05: Vanilla
- [0906.20](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/090620) Heading 09.06: Cinnamon and cinnamon-tree flowers

- Previous subheading: [0907.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/090710) Neither crushed nor ground
- Next subheading: [0908.11](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/090811) Nutmeg: Neither crushed nor ground

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 0907.20 cover?

HS code 0907.20 covers cloves (whole fruit, cloves and stems), crushed or ground.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 0907.20 in?

HS code 0907.20 is in heading 09.07 (cloves (whole fruit, cloves and stems)) in chapter 09 (coffee, tea, maté and spices).

### Where are goods of heading 09.07 classified when 0907.20 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 09.07 are classified under 0907.10 (neither crushed nor ground).

## 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/090720.json