HTS tariff line · chapter 05
0511.99.30
Products chiefly used as food for animals or as ingredients in such food
Analysis
HTS 0511.99.30 covers products chiefly used as food for animals or as ingredients in such food under heading 0511 (animal products not elsewhere specified or included; dead animals of chapter 1 or 3…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 3%. The costliest confusion would be with 0511.99.36 (natural sponges of animal origin) at 3%, a difference of 3 points on the customs value.
For statistics it divides in two: 0511.99.30.30 for antarctic krill ( Euphausia superba) and 0511.99.30.60 for other. Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 75% of the 20 tariff lines in chapter 05 that are also free. 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 0511.99.20 (parings and similar waste of raw hides or skins; glue stock…, 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%).
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 0511.99.20 | Parings and similar waste of raw hides or skins; glue stock not elsewhere specified or included | 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% |