Analysis
HTS 3502.19.00 covers egg albumin: other under heading 3502 (albumins (including concentrates of two or more whey proteins, containing by weight more…).
The general rate is 9.7¢/kg, a specific or compound duty rather than a simple percentage, so the effective burden depends on the unit value of the goods: cheap goods pay proportionally more than expensive ones. Importers usually convert it to an ad valorem equivalent to compare it with other lines.
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 9.7¢/kg. 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 lines in the same group are 3502.11.00 (egg albumin: dried, 47.6¢/kg), 3502.20.00 (milk albumin, including concentrates of two or more whey…, duty-free) and 3502.90.00 (albumins (including concentrates of two or more whey…, duty-free).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 311999 (All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing), an industry of 872 US establishments employing 31,860 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3502.11.00 | Egg albumin: dried | 47.6¢/kg |
| 3502.20.00 | Milk albumin, including concentrates of two or more whey proteins | Free |
| 3502.90.00 | Albumins (including concentrates of two or more whey proteins, containing by weight more than 80 percent whey proteins, calculated on the dry matter), albuminates and other albumin derivatives: other | Free |