Analysis
HTS 0106.41.00 covers insects: bees under heading 0106 (other live animals).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 4.8%. The costliest confusion would be with 0106.19.30 (other: foxes) at 4.8%, a difference of 4.8 points on the customs value.
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 73% of the 26 tariff lines in chapter 01 that are also free. Duty-free at the general rate does not rule out additional duties under Chapter 99, such as Section 301 or Section 232 measures, which depend on the country of origin.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 112910 (Apiculture), the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 15% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 15% duty.
Every edition we compared, from Jan 2023 to Oct 2026 (Rev. 22), shows the same general rate of Free.
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 |
| 0106.31.00 | Birds: birds of prey | 1.8% |
| 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% |
| 0106.49.00 | Insects: other | Free |
| 0106.90.01 | Other live animals: other | Free |