Analysis
HTS 0511.99.40 covers other: other 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 5 ten-digit suffixes, reported in number of items.
The general duty rate is 1.1% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 05 (78th percentile of 20 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $110 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
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 1.9 points on the customs value.
The other lines in the same group are 0511.99.20 (parings and similar waste of raw hides or skins; glue stock…, duty-free), 0511.99.30 (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) and 0511.99.36 (natural sponges of animal origin, 3%).
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 |
| 0511.99.30 | 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% |