Analysis
HTS 2309.90.60 covers animal feeds containing egg under heading 2309 (preparations of a kind used in animal feeding).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 7.5%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 2309.90.44 (described in additional U.S. note 2 to this chapter and entered…), at 7.5%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 5.6 percentage points.
The general duty rate is 1.9% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 23 (78th percentile of 23 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $190 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 1.9%. 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 column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 20%, 10.5 times the general rate.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2309.90.10 | Mixed feeds or mixed feed ingredients | Free |
| 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% |
| 2309.90.70 | Preparations, with a basis of vitamin B12, for supplementing animal feed | 1.4% |
| 2309.90.95 | Other: other | 1.4% |