Analysis
Subheading 0505.90 covers other, within heading 0505. The first six digits are shared by every country that uses the Harmonized System, so this part of the code is the same in the US, UK and EU schedules; the 2 US tariff lines below it are national.
1 of its 2 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (50%) and 1 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 2.3%. The median line pays 1.15%.
The US splits it as follows: 0505.90.20 for feather meal and waste (2.3%) and 0505.90.60 for other: other (duty-free).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing (311613). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Goods only reach 0505.90 once they fall within heading 0505 (skins and other parts of birds, with their feathers or down, feathers and parts of…). Under General Rule 6, subheadings are then compared only with others at the same level, so a product is matched against its siblings, not against lines elsewhere in the chapter.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 0505.90.20 | Feather meal and waste | 2.3% |
| 0505.90.60 | Other: other | Free |