1212.93.00.00 - Sugar cane

HTS code 1212.93.00.00 specifically classifies sugar cane. This encompasses the plant itself, in its fresh, chilled, frozen, or dried forms, including when it is ground. The primary use of these products under this heading is for their sugar content, aligning with the broader scope of Chapter 12 which includes industrial or medicinal plants.

This category is distinct from its sibling classifications within 1212.9. Sugar beet (1212.91.00.00) is a different root vegetable from which sugar is extracted. Locust beans (1212.92.00.00) are the pods of the carob tree, used for food and animal feed, and unroasted chicory roots (1212.94.00.00) are primarily used for coffee substitutes or as a medicinal plant. Sugar cane stands apart due to its specific botanical identity and its principal function as a source of cane sugar.

As a leaf node, HTS 1212.93.00.00 does not have further subdivisions. Therefore, classification at this level is definitive for all forms of sugar cane, regardless of its processing state (fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, or ground), provided it is not processed into sugar itself, which would fall under a different chapter.