HTS tariff line · chapter 05
0511.99.20
Parings and similar waste of raw hides or skins; glue stock not elsewhere specified or included
Analysis
HTS 0511.99.20 covers parings and similar waste of raw hides or skins; glue stock not elsewhere specified or included under heading 0511 (animal products not elsewhere specified or included; dead animals of chapter 1 or 3…).
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 3%. Compared with 0511.99.36 (natural sponges of animal origin), which pays 3%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 3 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 lines in the same group are 0511.99.30 (products chiefly used as food for animals or as ingredients…, duty-free), 0511.99.33 (horsehair and horsehair waste, whether or not put up as a…, duty-free), 0511.99.36 (natural sponges of animal origin, 3%) and 0511.99.40 (other: other, 1.1%).
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.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 0511.99.30 | Products chiefly used as food for animals or as ingredients in such food | Free |
| 0511.99.33 | Horsehair and horsehair waste, whether or not put up as a layer with or without supporting material | Free |
| 0511.99.36 | Natural sponges of animal origin | 3% |
| 0511.99.40 | Other: other | 1.1% |