0904.22.73.00 - Mixtures of mashed or macerated hot red peppers and salt

This HTS subheading specifically classifies mixtures of mashed or macerated hot red peppers and salt. This category is intended for products where the primary ingredients are processed hot red peppers (such as cayenne pepper, paprika, or other red pepper varieties) combined with salt. The peppers are typically in a paste-like or finely broken form, and the salt acts as a preservative or flavoring agent.

It is important to distinguish this subheading from its siblings. Subheadings 0904.22.20.00 and 0904.22.40.00 cover single types of peppers (paprika, and Anaheim/ancho pepper, respectively) in crushed or ground form, without the intentional addition of salt to create a mixture. Subheading 0904.22.76.00 is a residual category for "other" crushed or ground peppers of the genus Capsicum, which would not include the specific salt mixtures covered here.

As this subheading (0904.22.73.00) is a leaf node, it does not have further subdivisions. Therefore, classification relies on identifying products that precisely meet the description of mashed or macerated hot red peppers combined with salt, distinguishing them from unmixed ground peppers or other pepper preparations.