0910 30 000 0 — Ginger, saffron, turmeric (curcuma), thyme, bay leaves, curry and other spices: turmeric (curcuma)

0910 Ginger, saffron, turmeric (curcuma), thyme, or creeping thyme, bay leaves, curry and other spices: – Ginger: 0910 11 – – Neither crushed nor ground 0910 12 – – Crushed or ground 0910 20 – Saffron 0910 30 – Turmeric (curcuma) – Other spices: 0910 91 – – Mixtures referred to in Note 1 (b) to this Chapter 0910 99 – – Other

88 This heading covers: (a) ginger (including fresh ginger, and ginger provisionally preserved in brine, unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption); ginger preserved in syrup is excluded from this heading (heading 2008); (b) saffron, which consists of the dried stigmas and styles of the flowers of the saffron crocus (Crocus sativus). It may also be presented in the form of an orange-red powder with a strong, penetrating, pleasant odour. It contains an unstable colouring element. It is used as a condiment, and also in confectionery and in medicine; (c) turmeric, or curcuma (Curcuma longa), sometimes incorrectly called "Indian saffron" because of its bright yellow colour; the rhizome of curcuma is supplied either whole or, far more often, in powder form; (d) thyme, or creeping thyme (including wild), and bay leaves, whether or not dried; (e) curry powder, or currie powder, consisting of a mixture in varying proportions of turmeric (curcuma), various other spices (e.g., coriander, black pepper, thyme, or creeping thyme, ginger, cloves) and other flavouring substances (e.g., garlic powder) which, although not falling in this Chapter, are frequently used as spices; (f) dill seeds (Anethum graveolens) and fenugreek seeds (Trigonella foenum graecum); (g) mixtures of products of headings 0904 – 0910, if the individual components of the mixture fall in different headings, e.g., mixtures of pepper (heading 0904) with products of heading 0908.

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.