Analysis
HTS 3917.10.60 covers other: of collagen under heading 3917 (tubes, pipes and hoses and fittings therefor (for example, joints, elbows, flanges), of…).
Rates on the nearby lines range from 4.2% to 6.5%. The costliest confusion would be with 3917.10.10 (of cellulosic plastics materials) at 6.5%, a difference of 6.5 points on the customs value.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 40% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 40% duty.
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 13% of the 236 tariff lines in chapter 39 that are also free. Chapter 99 measures such as Section 301 or 232 can still apply on top, depending on where the goods come from.
The other lines in the same group are 3917.10.10 (of cellulosic plastics materials, 6.5%) and 3917.10.90 (other: other, 4.2%).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 311612 (Meat Processed from Carcasses), an industry of 1,703 US establishments employing 146,308 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3917.10.10 | Of cellulosic plastics materials | 6.5% |
| 3917.10.90 | Other: other | 4.2% |