0902 — Tea, whether or not flavoured

0902 Tea with or without flavoring additives: 0902 10 – green tea (unfermented), in primary packages of net weight not more than 3 kg 0902 20 – other green tea (unfermented) 0902 30 – black tea (fermented) and partially fermented, in primary packages of net weight not more than 3 kg 0902 40 – other black tea (fermented) and partially fermented

This heading covers the different varieties of tea derived from plants of the botanical genus Thea (Camellia). The preparation of green tea consists mainly of heating the fresh leaves, rolling them and drying them. In the case of black tea, the leaves are rolled and fermented before being heated or dried. The heading also covers partly fermented tea (e.g., oolong, or red tea). The heading includes tea flowers, buds and waste, and tea in the form of powder (of leaves, flowers or buds) agglomerated into pellets or tablets, as well as tea pressed into various shapes and sizes. Tea which has been flavoured by steam treatment (e.g., during fermentation) or by the addition of essential oils (e.g., lemon or bergamot oil), synthetic flavourings (which may be in crystalline or powder form) or parts of various other aromatic plants or fruits (such as jasmine flowers, dried orange peel or cloves) also falls in this heading. The heading also covers decaffeinated tea, but caffeine itself is excluded (heading 2939). The heading further excludes products obtained from plants not of the botanical genus Thea, although sometimes called "tea", for example: (a) maté, or Paraguay tea (heading 0903); (b) products used for making herbal infusions or herbal "teas". These fall, for example, in heading 0813, 0909, 1211 or 2106; (c) ginseng "tea" (a mixture of ginseng extract with lactose or glucose) (heading 2106).

Notes

English text as published in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2021/1832 (Combined Nomenclature). The EAEU tariff and the EU nomenclature copy these notes from the same convention. For a Russian declaration the binding version is the Russian one: Annex to Decision No 80 of the EEC Council of 14 September 2021.

1. Mixtures of the products of headings 0904 to 0910 are to be classified as follows:

(a) mixtures of two or more of the products of the same heading are to be classified in that heading;

(b) mixtures of two or more of the products of different headings are to be classified in heading 0910. The addition of other substances to the products of headings 0904 to 0910 (or to the mixtures referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) above) shall not affect their classification, provided that the resulting mixtures retain the essential character of the goods of those headings. Otherwise, such mixtures are not classified in this chapter; those constituting mixed condiments or mixed seasonings are classified in heading 2103.

2. This chapter does not cover cubeb pepper (Piper cubeba) or other products of heading 1211.