Analysis
HTS 0106.31.00 covers birds: birds of prey under heading 0106 (other live animals).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 4.8%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 0106.19.30 (other: foxes), at 4.8%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 3 percentage points.
The general duty rate is 1.8% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 01 (81st percentile of 26 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $180 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 12 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 1.8%. It is also eligible under GSP, the developing-country programme, which Congress has to renew; check whether GSP is in force on the entry date.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 20%, 11.1 times the general rate.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 0106.11.00 | Mammals: primates | Free |
| 0106.12.01 | Whales, dolphins and porpoises (mammals of the order Cetacea); manatees and dugongs (mammals of the order Sirenia); seals, sea lions and walruses (mammals of the suborder Pinnipedia) | Free |
| 0106.13.00 | Camels and other camelids (Camelidae) | Free |
| 0106.14.00 | Mammals: rabbits and hares | Free |
| 0106.19.30 | Other: foxes | 4.8% |
| 0106.19.91 | Other: other | Free |
| 0106.20.00 | Reptiles (including snakes and turtles) | Free |
| 0106.32.00 | Psittaciformes (including parrots, parakeets, macaws and cockatoos) | 1.8% |
| 0106.33.00 | Ostriches; emus (Dromaius novaehollandiae) | 1.8% |
| 0106.39.01 | Birds: other | 1.8% |
| 0106.41.00 | Insects: bees | Free |
| 0106.49.00 | Insects: other | Free |
| 0106.90.01 | Other live animals: other | Free |