Analysis
HTS 1109.00.10 covers to be used as animal feed under heading 1109 (wheat gluten, whether or not dried).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from 6.8% to 6.8%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 1109.00.90 (wheat gluten, whether or not dried: other), at 6.8%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 5 percentage points.
The general duty rate is 1.8% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 11 (40th percentile of 19 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $180 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 12 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 1.8%. It is also eligible under GSP, the developing-country programme, which Congress has to renew; check whether GSP is in force on the entry date.
The other line in the same group is 1109.00.90 (wheat gluten, whether or not dried: other, 6.8%).
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1109.00.90 | Wheat gluten, whether or not dried: other | 6.8% |