Analysis
HTS 2302.50.00 covers of leguminous plants under heading 2302 (bran, sharps (middlings) and other residues, whether or not in the form of pellets…).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to duty-free, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 2302.40.01 (bran, sharps (middlings) and other residues, whether or not in the…), at duty-free: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 1.4 percentage points.
The general duty rate is 1.4% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 23 (61st percentile of 23 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $140 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 1.4%. 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.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2302.10.00 | Bran, sharps (middlings) and other residues, whether or not in the form of pellets, derived from the sifting, milling or other working of cereals or of leguminous plants: of corn (maize) | Free |
| 2302.30.00 | Bran, sharps (middlings) and other residues, whether or not in the form of pellets, derived from the sifting, milling or other working of cereals or of leguminous plants: of wheat | Free |
| 2302.40.01 | Bran, sharps (middlings) and other residues, whether or not in the form of pellets, derived from the sifting, milling or other working of cereals or of leguminous plants: of other cereals | Free |