HS Code 0904Pepper of the genus piper; dried or crushed or ground fruits of the genus capsicum or of the genus pimenta

What HS code 0904 covers

This heading is for pepper of the genus Piper. That is the plant behind black pepper and white pepper, so anyone looking for the black pepper HS code should start here. Chili peppers belong to Capsicum. Allspice belongs to Pimenta.

The World Customs Organization (WCO) runs the Harmonized System. It is the shared list of product codes that customs offices use around the world. Every code under this heading has its own wording, and your goods must match that wording. Traders, brokers and customs officers all rely on the same text, so small differences matter.

HS code 090411: pepper neither crushed nor ground

Two questions decide the code. First, which plant is the spice from? Second, is it whole, or has it been crushed or ground? Answer both and you land on one of four codes.

Whole peppercorns are the classic example of 090411. Once the same pepper is cracked or milled, it moves to 090412. The same split works for capsicum and pimenta. Here is the full picture:

• 090411: pepper from the Piper genus, whole
• 090412: pepper from the Piper genus, crushed or ground, such as the pepper in a shaker
• 090421: capsicum or pimenta fruits, dried and left whole
• 090422: capsicum or pimenta fruits, crushed or ground

Pepper, capsicum and pimenta versus other spice headings

Check the plant first. Piper pepper belongs in the first pair of codes. Capsicum and pimenta belong in the second pair. Mixing them up is a common cause of wrong declarations.

If your product is none of these, a neighbouring heading may fit better:

• 0905 for vanilla
• 0906 for cinnamon and cinnamon-tree flowers
• 0907 for cloves, including whole fruit and stems
• 0908 for nutmeg, mace and cardamoms
• 0909 for seeds of anise, fennel, coriander, cumin, caraway and similar spices
• 0910 for ginger, saffron, turmeric, thyme, bay leaves, curry and other spices

Import export shipment data for pepper

A code tells you what a product is. Trade records tell you who moves it. Once you know your code, you can look at the records filed under it.

EximDataX shows shipment-level import and export records from official customs sources. Coverage: 43 direct customs feeds plus 184 mirror-derived countries. Named buyers and named suppliers are available in 38 of the 43 direct markets. Most markets refresh weekly and some refresh daily. You can search by HS code to see who imports and exports a product, and book a free demo.

Find buyers and suppliers of pepper

Not sure which code fits your goods? Try the HS code classifier first. Sales teams can go on to the buyer data and supplier data pages to build a contact list for pepper, capsicum or pimenta.