1509.20.90.90 - Other

This HTS category, 1509.20.90.90, covers "Other" extra virgin olive oil. It encompasses all extra virgin olive oils that do not meet the specific criteria for sibling categories, such as certified organic status. The fundamental characteristic of this classification is that the product is derived from olives, has undergone only mechanical or physical means of extraction, and has a free acidity, expressed as oleic acid, not more than 0.8 grams per 100 grams and whose other characteristics correspond to those fixed for the extra virgin olive oil category.

The distinction from the sibling category 1509.20.90.30, "Certified organic," is based solely on the presence or absence of official organic certification. Products classified under 1509.20.90.90 may possess desirable quality attributes and be suitable for consumption as extra virgin olive oil but lack the specific, verifiable certification of organic cultivation and processing.

As this node is a leaf node, there are no further subcategories. Therefore, classification into this specific subheading is definitive, provided the product meets the general definition of extra virgin olive oil and does not qualify for any more specific sibling classification. This category serves as a residual classification for all extra virgin olive oils that fall outside the defined exceptions at this level.