Analysis
HTS 0408.99.00 covers other: other under heading 0408 (birds' eggs, not in shell, and egg yolks, fresh, dried, cooked by steaming or by boiling…).
The general rate is 9.7¢/kg, a specific or compound duty rather than a simple percentage, so the effective burden depends on the unit value of the goods: cheap goods pay proportionally more than expensive ones. Importers usually convert it to an ad valorem equivalent to compare it with other lines.
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 9.7¢/kg. 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 other lines in the same group are 0408.11.00 (egg yolks: dried, 47.6¢/kg), 0408.19.00 (egg yolks: other, 9.7¢/kg) and 0408.91.00 (other: dried, 47.6¢/kg).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 311999 (All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing), an industry of 872 US establishments employing 31,860 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 0408.11.00 | Egg yolks: dried | 47.6¢/kg |
| 0408.19.00 | Egg yolks: other | 9.7¢/kg |
| 0408.91.00 | Other: dried | 47.6¢/kg |