Section 11Republic Act No. 1937 has been amended by several Presidential Decrees dating back to the year 1972;, Sec./Art. 11

VEGETABLE PRODUCTS

Note:

1. In this Section the term "pellets" means products which have been agglomerated either directly by compression or by the addition of a binder in a proportion not exceeding 3% by weight.

CHAPTER 6

LIVE TREES AND OTHER PLANTS; BULBS, ROOTS AND THE LIKE; CUT FLOWERS AND ORNAMENTAL FOLIAGE

Notes:

1. Subject to the second part of heading No. 06.01, this Chapter covers only live trees and goods (including seedling vegetables) of a kind commonly supplied by nursery gardeners or florists for planting or for ornamental use; nevertheless it does not include potatoes, onions, shallots, garlic or other products of Chapter 7.

2. Any reference in heading No. 06.03 or 06.04 to goods of any kind shall be construed as including a reference to bouquets, floral baskets, wreaths and similar articles made wholly or partly of goods of that kind, account not being taken of accessories of other materials. However, these headings do not include collages or similar decorative plaques of heading No. 97.01.

HDG NO.HARMONIZED SYSTEM CODEDESCRIPTIONRate of Duty (%)

1 July

1993199419951996

06.01Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, dormant, in growth or in flower; chicory plants and roots other than roots of heading No. 12.12.

0601.10 00- Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, dormant333

0601.20 00- Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, in growth or in flower; chicory plants and roots403530

06.02Other live plants (including their roots), cuttings and slips; mushrooms spawn.

0602.10 00- Unrooted cuttings and slips403530

0602.20 00- Edible fruit or nut trees, shrubs and bushes, grafted or not403530

0602.30 00- Rhododendrons and azaleas, grafted or not403530

0602.40 00- Roses, grafted or not403530

- Other:

0602.91 00- - Mushroom spawn403530

602.99- - Other:

0602.99 10- - - Orchids:

0602.99 11- - - - In flasks333

0602.99 12- - - - In community pots101010

0602.99 19- - - - Other, including seedlings,

medium and flowering sizes403530

0602.99 90- - - Other403530

06.03Cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh, dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated or otherwise prepared.

0603.10 00- Fresh505050

0603.90 00- Other505050

06.04Foliage, branches and other parts of plants, without flowers or flower buds, and grasses, mosses and lichens, being goods of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh, dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated or otherwise prepared.

0604.10 00- Mosses and lichens403530

- Other:

0604.91 00- - Fresh403530

0604.99 00- - Other403530

CHAPTER 7

EDIBLE VEGETABLES AND CERTAIN ROOTS AND TUBERS

Notes:

1. This Chapter does not cover forage products of heading No. 12.14.

2. In headings Nos. 07.09, 07.10, 07.11 and 07.12 the word "vegetables" includes edible mushrooms, truffles, olives, capers, marrows, pumpkins, aubergines, sweet corn (Zea mays var. saccharata), fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta, fennel, parsley, chervil, tarragon, cress and sweet marjoram (Majorana hortensis or Origanum majorana).

3. Heading No. 07.12 covers all dried vegetables of the kinds falling in headings Nos. 07.01 to 07.11, other than:

(a) dried leguminous vegetables, shelled (heading No. 07.13);

(b) sweet corn in the forms specified in headings Nos. 11.02 to 11.04;

(c) flour, meal and flakes of potatoes (heading No. 11.05);

(d) flour and meal of the dried leguminous vegetables of heading No. 07.13 (heading No. 11.06).

4. However, dried or crushed or ground fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta are excluded from this Chapter (heading No. 09.04).

HDG NO.HARMONIZED SYSTEM CODEDESCRIPTIONRate of Duty (%)

1 July

1993199419951996

07.01Potatoes, fresh or chilled.

0701.10 00- Seed403530

0701.90 00- Other403530

07.020702.00 00Tomatoes, fresh or chilled.403530

07.03Onions, shallots, garlic, leeks and other alliaceous vegetables, fresh or chilled.

0703.10 00- Onions and shallots403530

0703.20 00- Garlic403530

0703.90 00- Leeks and Other alliaceous vegetables403530

07.04Cabbages, cauliflowers, kohlrabi, kale and similar edible brassicas, fresh or chilled.

0704.10 00- Cauliflowers and headed broccoli403530

0704.20 00- Brussels sprouts403530

0704.90 00- Other403530

07.05Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) and chicory (Cichorium spp.), fresh or chilled.

- Lettuce:

0705.11 00- - Cabbage Lettuce (head Lettuce)403530

0705.19 00- - Other403530

- Chicory:

0705.21 00- - Witloof Chicory (Cichorium intybus var. foliosum)403530

0705.29 00- - Other403530

07.06Carrots, turnips, salad beetroot, salsify, celeriac, radishes and similar edible roots, fresh or chilled.

0706.10 00- Carrots and turnips403530

0706.90 00- Other403530

07.070707.00 00Cucumbers and gherkins, fresh or chilled.403530

07.08Leguminous vegetables, shelled or unshelled, fresh or chilled.

0708.10 00- Peas (Pisum sativum)403530

0708.20 00- Beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.)403530

0708.90 00- Other leguminous vegetables403530

07.09Other vegetables, fresh or chilled.

0709.10 00- Globe artichokes403530

0709.20 00- Asparagus403530

0709.30 00- Aubergines (egg-plants)403530

0709.40 00- Celery Other than celeriac403530

- Mushrooms and truffles:

0709.51 00- - Mushrooms403530

0709.52 00- - truffles403530

0709.60 00- fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta403530

0709.70 00- Spinach, New Zealand Spinach and orache Spinach (garden Spinach)403530

0709.90- Other:

0709.90 10- - - Maize (sweet corn)403530

0709.90 90- - - Other403530

07.10Vegetables (uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water), frozen.

0710.10 00- Potatoes403530

- Leguminous vegetable, shelled or unshelled:

0710.21 00- - Peas (Pisum sativum)403530

0710.22 00- - Beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.)403530

0710.29 00- - Other403530

0710.30 00- Spinach, New Zealand Spinach and orache Spinach (garden Spinach)403530

0710.40 00- sweet corn403530

0710.80 00- Other vegetables403530

0710.90 00- Mixtures of vegetables403530

07.11Vegetables provisionally preserved (for example, by sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions), but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption.

0711.10 00- Onions403530

0711.20 00- Olives403530

0711.30 00- Capers403530

0711.40 00- Cucumbers and gherkins403530

0711.90 00- Other vegetables; mixtures of vegetables403530

07.12Dried vegetables, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared.

0712.10 00- Potatoes whether or not cut or sliced but not further prepared303030

0712.20 00- Onions303030

0712.30 00- Mushrooms and truffles303030

0712.90- Other vegetables; mixtures of vegetables:

0712.90 10- - - Maize (sweet corn)303030

0712.90 90- - - Other303030

07.13Dried leguminous vegetables, shelled, whether or not skinned or split

0713.10- Peas (Pisum sativum):

0713.10 10- - - Green peas in bulk containers exceeding 45 kg gross weight10*10*10*

0713.10 90- - - Other303030

0713.20- Chickpeas (garbanzos):

0713.20 10- - - In bulk containers exceeding 45 kg gross weight101010

0713.20 90- - - Other303030

- Beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.):

0713.31 00- - Beans of the species Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper or Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek303030

0713.32 00- - Small red (adzuki) Beans (Phaseolus or Vigna angularis)303030

0713.33- - Kidney beans, including white pea beans (Phaseolus vulgaris):

0713.33 10- - - White pea beans in bulk container exceeding 45 kg gross weight333

0713.33 90- - - Other303030

0713.39 00- - Other303030

0713.40 00- Lentils303030

0713.50 00- Broad Beans (Vicia faba var. major) and horse Beans (Vicia aba var. equina, Vicia faba var. minor)303030

0713.90 00- Other303030

07.14Manioc, arrowfoot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes, sweet potatoes and similar roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, fresh or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets; sago pith.

0714.10 00- Manioc (cassava)403530

0714.20 00- sweet Potatoes403530

0714.90 00- Other303030