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Carrom seeds, also called ajwain, look like cumin or caraway and are often filed with them by mistake. The tariff does not name them, which makes classification a judgment call worth checking.
| HS code (6-digit) | Official description |
|---|---|
| 0910.99 | Spices; n.e.c. in heading no. 0910 |
The first six digits are the same worldwide. Countries add their own further digits, and duty, licensing and statistics follow the national line, so confirm it in the destination tariff before quoting. Source: UN Comtrade HS nomenclature.
Heading 0909 lists the seeds of anise, badian, fennel, coriander, cumin, caraway and juniper. Carrom seed is the fruit of a different plant and appears nowhere in that list, so it cannot ride on the coriander line at 090921, the cumin line at 090931 or the anise, caraway and fennel line at 090961.
Because those lines are written by named species, a look-alike seed is not covered by analogy. Declaring ajwain as cumin would be a misdeclaration, and it can distort shipment statistics for both spices.
Heading 0910 collects ginger, saffron, turmeric, thyme, bay leaves, curry and other spices. Its residual subheading, 091099, is spices not elsewhere specified in the heading, and this is where ajwain is commonly entered. Nearby lines are ginger at 091011 and 091012, saffron at 091020, turmeric at 091030, thyme and bay leaves at 091040, curry at 091050 and mixtures of two or more spices at 091091.
Since the classification rests on a residual line rather than a named entry, customs practice can vary. Ask the destination authority for its usual tariff line, and keep the botanical name, Trachyspermum ammi, on the commercial documents.
Machine-cleaned seed, sortex-graded lots and bulk bags all stay on the same line. The heading in question does not reach ground versus whole for this product the way the cumin lines do, so a ground lot usually follows the same residual line, though national extensions may split it.
A blend that mixes ajwain with cumin or coriander is a mixture and belongs on 091091 rather than any single line. When searching shipment data, use 091099 but read the description column, since it is a catch-all that holds many spices besides this one.
Carrom seeds, or ajwain, are commonly entered under 091099, the residual line for spices in heading 0910. Confirm the usual treatment with the destination customs authority.
No. Cumin is a different plant, and heading 0909 lists seeds by named species. Declaring ajwain as cumin would be a misdescription.
The residual line does not separate whole from ground the way the cumin lines do, although a national extension may. Check the destination tariff schedule.
It is a not-elsewhere-specified line that holds many minor spices. Filter by goods description, origin and the words carrom or ajwain to isolate relevant shipments.
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