# United States tariff line 1211.20.15.00: Chilled or frozen

> In the United States tariff, line 1211.20.15.00 covers ginseng roots, chilled or frozen. The general (MFN) duty rate is 6%. It falls under HS subheading 1211.20 in heading 12.11 (chapter 12).

Source: https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/1211201500
Last updated: 9 October 2026

[Countries](https://border.bot/countries) / [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states) / [Chapter 12](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/12) / [1211.20](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/121120) / [1211.20.15.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/1211201500)

## Key facts

- Tariff line: 1211.20.15.00
- Covers: Ginseng roots, chilled or frozen
- Duty (MFN): 6%
- Preferential rates: From free (17 programmes or origins)
- Additional duties: None recorded
- Restrictions: None recorded
- Tariff: [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states)
- HS subheading: [1211.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/121120)

## What this line covers

In the United States tariff, line 1211.20.15.00 covers ginseng roots, chilled or frozen.

Its legal text is “Chilled or frozen”, read under “Ginseng roots”.

## How it is structured

It falls under HS subheading 1211.20 in heading 12.11 (chapter 12). The first six digits are the Harmonized System code; the 4 digits after them are added by the United States tariff.

- Chapter 12: Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder
- Heading 12.11: Plants and parts of plants (including seeds and fruits), of a kind used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not cut, crushed or powdered
- Subheading 1211.20: Ginseng roots
- Line 1211.20.15.00: Chilled or frozen

## Duty

The general (MFN) duty rate is 6%.

Duty-free entry applies to goods that qualify under 16 programmes, and to goods from a group of origins (origin group A).

- Free: a group of origins (origin group A) (A)
- Free: United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement (AU)
- Free: United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (BH)
- Free: United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CL)
- Free: United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (CO)
- Free: African Growth and Opportunity Act (D)
- Free: Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (E)
- Free: United States-Israel Free Trade Area (IL)
- Free: United States-Jordan Free Trade Area Implementation Act (JO)
- Free: United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (KR)
- Free: United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (MA)
- Free: United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (OM)
- Free: Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (P)
- Free: United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (PA)
- Free: United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (PE)
- Free: United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (S)
- Free: United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (SG)

## In other countries

No other national tariff on border.bot has live lines under 1211.20 yet.

- [The Harmonized System text for 1211.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/121120)

## Other lines under 1211.20

- [1211.20.10.20](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/1211201020) Cultivated
- [1211.20.10.90](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/1211201090) Wild

- Previous line: [1211.20.10.90](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/1211201090) Wild
- Next line: [1211.30.00.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/1211300000) Coca leaf

## Frequently asked questions

### What does tariff line 1211.20.15.00 cover in the United States tariff?

In the United States tariff, line 1211.20.15.00 covers ginseng roots, chilled or frozen.

### What is the general (MFN) duty on 1211.20.15.00 in the United States?

The general (MFN) duty rate is 6%.

### Which preferential rates apply to 1211.20.15.00?

Duty-free entry applies to goods that qualify under 16 programmes: the United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement, the United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement, the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act, African Growth and Opportunity Act, Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, the United States-Israel Free Trade Area, the United States-Jordan Free Trade Area Implementation Act, the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement, the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement and the United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement, and to goods from a group of origins (origin group A).

## Sources and updates

The tariff lines for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026.

The duty rates for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026.

The trade programmes for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 9 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.

Official source files:

- https://hts.usitc.gov/reststop/exportList?from=0000000000&to=9999999999&format=CSV&styles=false

Machine-readable: https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/1211201500.json