0907.20.00.00 - Crushed or ground

This HTS category, 0907.20.00.00, specifically covers cloves that have been physically altered through crushing or grinding. This means that whole cloves, as well as cloves that have been broken into smaller pieces but not yet finely processed, would not fall under this heading. The key defining characteristic for this classification is the irreversible comminution of the clove fruit.

This category is distinguished from its sibling, 0907.10.00.00, which explicitly covers cloves that are "neither crushed nor ground." Therefore, any form of clove that remains in its whole or largely intact state, without undergoing mechanical processing to reduce its particle size, would be classified under 0907.10.00.00. The distinction lies solely in the physical state of the product.

As this is a leaf node in the HTS classification system, there are no further subcategories beneath 0907.20.00.00. All goods meeting the criteria of being crushed or ground cloves will be classified directly under this heading. Examples include finely powdered cloves, coarse ground cloves intended for culinary or industrial use, and any other form where the clove has been subjected to a crushing or grinding process.