0904 21 — Fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta, dried, neither crushed nor ground

0904 Pepper of the genus Rier; fruits of the genus Carsicum or of the genus Pimenta, dried or crushed, or ground: - pepper of the genus Rier: 0904 11 - - uncut and unmilted 0904 12 - - crushed or ground - fruits of the genus Carsicum or genus Pimenta: 0904 21 - dried, uncut and unmilted 0904 22 - crushed or ground

(1) Pepper of the genus Piper. This term means the seeds or fruits of all species of plants of the genus Piper, except the pepper cubeb (heading 1211). The main commodity variety is pepper of the type Piper nigrum black or white. Black pepper grains are irradiated from immature fruits by natural drying or smoking, sometimes after treatment with boiling water. White grains are obtained from near-mature fruits, in which the fruit pulp and outer shell of the seeds are removed by soaking or light fermentation. White pepper is often also obtained from black pepper grains by removing their shell by crushing. White pepper, which is actually yellowish-gray, is not as sharp as black. Another type of pepper is long Indian pepper (Piper longum). This heading also includes pepper dust and pepper production waste. Some foods incorrectly referred to as Indian, Turkish, Spanish, cayenne or Jamaican peppers are actually peppers of the genus Pimenta. (2) Dried or crushed or ground fruits of the genus Capsicum or the genus Pimenta. The fruits of the genus Capsicum usually belong to the species Capsicum frutescens or Capsicum annuum and include two main groups: red pod pepper and paprika. They are very diverse (cayenne pepper, Sierra Leon and Zanzibar pepper, Spanish and Hungarian paprika, etc.). The fruits of the genus Pimenta include Jamaican pepper (also known as clove pepper, English pepper, and scented pepper). All these fruits have a common property – bitter, strong, burning and persistent taste; however, there are other representatives of the genus Capsicum, not having sharpness (for example, Capsicum annuum var. grossum). This heading does not cover uncut or ungrounded fresh fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta (heading 0709).

0905 1. Vanilla: 0905 10 - Uncut and unmolded 0905 20 - crushed or ground

This is the fruit (or pod) of a climbing plant from the orchid family. It is blackish and very fragrant. There are two varieties of vanilla, long and crust, and another

85 is a very low-grade variety known as vanillon (derived from the species Vanilla pompona), soft, almost viscous and always open. This heading does not cover: (a) vanilla residue (sometimes erroneously known as “rubber d vanilla” or “vanilla extract”) (heading 1302); (b) vanilla sugar (heading 1701 or 1702); (c) vanillin (synthetic compound with the smell of vanilla) (heading 2912).

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.