3504.00.50

Analysis

HTS 3504.00.50 covers peptones and their derivatives; other protein substances and their derivatives, not elsewhere specified or included; hide powder, whether or not chromed: other under heading 3504 (peptones and their derivatives; other protein substances and their derivatives, not…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 3 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.

The general duty rate is 4% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 35 (75th percentile of 14 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $400 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.

Within this group the rate runs from 5% to 5%. Compared with 3504.00.10 (peptones and their derivatives; other protein substances and their…), which pays 5%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 1 percentage points.

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 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.

The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 30.5%, 7.6 times the general rate.