HTS tariff line · chapter 05
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
Analysis
HTS 0510.00.40 covers ambergris, castoreum, civet and musk; cantharides; bile, whether or not dried; glands and other animal products used in the preparation of pharmaceutical… under heading 0510 (ambergris, castoreum, civet and musk; cantharides; bile, whether or not dried; glands and…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 3 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
Within this group the rate runs from 5.1% to 5.1%. Compared with 0510.00.20 (ambergris, castoreum, civet and musk), which pays 5.1%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 5.1 percentage points.
The normal trade relations rate here is zero, shared by about 75% of the 20 tariff lines in chapter 05, a useful check when a neighbouring dutiable line is a candidate. Chapter 99 measures such as Section 301 or 232 can still apply on top, depending on where the goods come from.
The other line in the same group is 0510.00.20 (ambergris, castoreum, civet and musk, 5.1%).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 311611 (Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering), an industry of 1,274 US establishments employing 159,965 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 0510.00.20 | Ambergris, castoreum, civet and musk | 5.1% |