# HS code 0908.11: Nutmeg, neither crushed nor ground

> HS code 0908.11 covers nutmeg, neither crushed nor ground. It sits in heading 09.08 (nutmeg, mace and cardamoms) in chapter 09 (coffee, tea, maté and spices). Other goods of heading 09.08 are classified under 0908.12 (nutmeg, crushed or ground), 0908.21 (mace, neither crushed nor ground), 0908.22 (mace, crushed or ground), 0908.31 (cardamoms, neither crushed nor ground) or 1 other.

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/090811
Last updated: 13 October 2026

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## Key facts

- HS code: 0908.11
- Covers: Nutmeg, neither crushed nor ground
- Heading: [09.08: Nutmeg, mace and cardamoms](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/0908)
- 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 0908.11 covers nutmeg, neither crushed nor ground.

The legal text of the subheading is “Nutmeg: Neither crushed nor ground”, read under “Nutmeg”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 09.08 are classified under 0908.12 (nutmeg, crushed or ground), 0908.21 (mace, neither crushed nor ground), 0908.22 (mace, crushed or ground), 0908.31 (cardamoms, neither crushed nor ground) or 1 other.

- [0908.12](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/090812) Nutmeg: Crushed or ground
- [0908.21](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/090821) Mace: Neither crushed nor ground
- [0908.22](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/090822) Mace: Crushed or ground
- [0908.31](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/090831) Cardamoms: Neither crushed nor ground
- [0908.32](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/090832) Cardamoms: Crushed or ground

## How it is structured

0908.11 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 09, are the chapter; the first four, 0908, are heading 09.08; the last two, 11, 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 09.08: Nutmeg, mace and cardamoms
- Within the heading: Nutmeg
- Subheading 0908.11: Neither crushed nor ground

## In other countries

No national tariff lines under 0908.11 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 0908.11 at six digits and add their own digits after it.

- Previous subheading: [0907.20](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/090720) Crushed or ground
- Next subheading: [0908.12](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/090812) Nutmeg: Crushed or ground

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 0908.11 cover?

HS code 0908.11 covers nutmeg, neither crushed nor ground.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 0908.11 in?

HS code 0908.11 is in heading 09.08 (nutmeg, mace and cardamoms) in chapter 09 (coffee, tea, maté and spices).

### Where are goods of heading 09.08 classified when 0908.11 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 09.08 are classified under 0908.12 (nutmeg, crushed or ground), 0908.21 (mace, neither crushed nor ground), 0908.22 (mace, crushed or ground), 0908.31 (cardamoms, neither crushed nor ground) or 1 other.

## 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/090811.json