HS Code 0907Cloves (whole fruit, cloves and stems)

HS code 0907: what is the HS code for cloves?

The HS code for cloves is 0907. HS stands for Harmonized System. It is a shared list that gives every traded product a number. Customs offices use that number for tariff classification, so the same clove shipment gets the same code in many countries.

The first four digits are the heading. Here that is 0907. Two more digits make a six-digit subheading, and that is the level most people quote on an invoice. Cloves belong with the spices, so you will find them next to pepper, cinnamon and nutmeg.

The heading wording also names stems. So clove stems are named in the same heading as the buds and the whole fruit. You do not need to look in another heading for them.

Whole vs ground cloves: 090710 or 090720?

The only thing that separates the two subheadings is how the cloves look when they ship. Look at your goods and ask one question: have they been crushed or ground?

Whole cloves go under 090710. The official wording is cloves, neither crushed nor ground. If the cloves, the whole fruit or the stems are still in one piece, this is the code to check first.

The wording is cloves, crushed or ground. A bag of clove powder or broken clove pieces fits here.

A mixed or unusual load can be hard to place. In that case, test your product description in the HS code classifier before you write it on a document.

Related HS codes for cloves: spice headings buyers confuse

Many spices look alike in a shipping list, and some buyers file them under the wrong heading. These are the ones that get mixed up with cloves most often.

• 0906: Cinnamon and cinnamon-tree flowers.
• 0908: Nutmeg, mace and cardamoms.
• 0904: Pepper of the genus piper, plus dried or crushed or ground fruits of the genus capsicum or of the genus pimenta.

Who imports cloves under HS 0907? Import and export data

A code tells you what a product is. Shipment records tell you who is moving 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. Try 090710 for whole cloves or 090720 for ground cloves, and compare the buyers and suppliers you find.