Analysis
HTS 2309.90.10 covers mixed feeds or mixed feed ingredients under heading 2309 (preparations of a kind used in animal feeding). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 8 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
Rates on the nearby lines range from 1.4% to 7.5%. The costliest confusion would be with 2309.90.44 (described in additional U.S. note 2 to this chapter and entered…) at 7.5%, a difference of 7.5 points on the customs value.
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 48% of the 23 tariff lines in chapter 23 that are also free. Free here means free of the base duty only: origin-specific Chapter 99 duties such as Section 301 can still be owed.
The ten-digit suffixes separate bird seed, other pet food, put up for retail sale, poultry feeds, prepared, dairy cattle feed, prepared, other cattle feed, prepared and swine feed, prepared and 1 more. The duty is the same across them; the suffix matters for statistics, licensing and some quotas, and an entry needs all ten digits.
Statistical suffixes
| Code | Description | Units | NAICS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2309.90.10.05 | Bird seed | kg | 311119 |
| 2309.90.10.15 | Other pet food, put up for retail sale | kg | 311119 |
| 2309.90.10.20 | Poultry feeds, prepared | t | 311119 |
| 2309.90.10.30 | Dairy cattle feed, prepared | t | 311119 |
| 2309.90.10.32 | Other cattle feed, prepared | t | 311119 |
| 2309.90.10.35 | Swine feed, prepared | t | 311119 |
| 2309.90.10.45 | Other livestock feed, prepared | t | 311119 |
| 2309.90.10.50 | Other | t | 311119 |
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2309.90.22 | Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions | 7.5% |
| 2309.90.24 | Described in additional U.S. note 2 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions | 7.5% |
| 2309.90.28 | Containing over 10 percent by weight of milk solids: other | 80.4¢/kg + 6.4% |
| 2309.90.42 | Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions | 7.5% |
| 2309.90.44 | Described in additional U.S. note 2 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions | 7.5% |
| 2309.90.48 | Other: other | 80.4¢/kg + 6.4% |
| 2309.90.60 | Animal feeds containing egg | 1.9% |
| 2309.90.70 | Preparations, with a basis of vitamin B12, for supplementing animal feed | 1.4% |
| 2309.90.95 | Other: other | 1.4% |