HTS heading · chapter 05
0510
Ambergris, castoreum, civet and musk; cantharides; bile, whether or not dried; glands and other animal products used in the preparation of pharmaceutical products, fresh, chilled, frozen or otherwise provisionally preserved
Analysis
Heading 0510 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers ambergris, castoreum, civet and musk; cantharides; bile, whether or not dried; glands and other animal products used in the preparation of pharmaceutical products, fresh, chilled, frozen or otherwise provisionally…. It has 2 tariff lines.
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 5.1%. The median line pays 2.55%.
The spread of 5.1 percentage points between the cheapest and dearest lines makes misclassification expensive here. The highest rate, 5.1%, applies to 0510.00.20 (ambergris, castoreum, civet and musk).
Its lines are 0510.00.20 for ambergris, castoreum, civet and musk (5.1%) and 0510.00.40 for ambergris, castoreum, civet and musk; cantharides; bile… (duty-free).
Its median rate of 2.55% sits at the 90th percentile of the headings in chapter 05.
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering (311611) and Other Marine Fishing (114119). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 0510.00.20 | Ambergris, castoreum, civet and musk | 5.1% |
| 0510.00.40 | Ambergris, castoreum, civet and musk; cantharides; bile, whether or not dried; glands and other animal products used in the preparation of pharmaceutical products, fresh, chilled, frozen or otherwise provisionally preserved: other | Free |