Soybean Meal Pellets
Soybean meal pellets are pelleted residues from milling and processing soybeans, a leguminous plant, used as a high-protein animal feed supplement. Although soybean meal is often classified elsewhere, when it consists of bran and sharps from milling, it falls under tariff item 2302.50.00.
Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin
| Origin Country | MFN Tariff | Surtaxes | Total Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇳China | Free | — | Free |
| 🇲🇽Mexico | Free | — | Free |
| 🇺🇸United States | Free | — | Free |
| 🇩🇪Germany | Free | — | Free |
| 🇯🇵Japan | Free | — | Free |
More Specific Codes
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If the product is the residue from soybean oil extraction, not milling
Oil-cake and other solid residues from vegetable oil extraction are classified under heading 23.04.
If the pellets are formulated with added amino acids
Formulated feed supplements fall under prepared animal feeds.
Not sure which classification is right?
The Tariff Assistant works through the GRI rules on your specific product to reach the right tariff item — and can price the duty on it in the same conversation.
Import Tips & Compliance
• Distinguish between soybean meal (oil extraction residue) and soybean bran (milling residue) to ensure correct classification
• Provide a process description to customs
• Check for any import restrictions on soybean products
Related Products under Tariff item 2302.50.00
Chickpea Bran
Chickpea bran consists of the outer seed coat and other fibrous residues left after sifting and milling chickpeas (garbanzo beans), a leguminous plant. It is used as a fiber-rich additive in animal rations, and its derivation from the milling of leguminous plants places it under tariff item 2302.50.00.
Fava Bean Sharps Pellets
Fava bean sharps pellets are agglomerated middlings from milling fava beans (broad beans), a leguminous plant, formed into pellets with a binder not exceeding 3% by weight. They serve as a digestible protein source in swine feed, and their pellet form is explicitly covered by the tariff item.
Lentil Milling Sharps
Lentil milling sharps are the fine particles and residues obtained from milling lentils, a leguminous plant, sold in bulk for poultry and ruminant feeds. As a by-product of leguminous plant processing, it falls squarely under tariff item 2302.50.00.
Lupin Seed Bran
Lupin seed bran is the fibrous outer layer removed during milling of lupin seeds, a leguminous plant, valued for its high protein content in aquaculture and monogastric feeds. Its derivation from leguminous plant milling makes it classifiable under tariff item 2302.50.00.
Mung Bean Milling Residues
Mung bean milling residues are loose bran and sharps from milling mung beans, a leguminous plant, used in starter feeds for young livestock. These non-pelleted residues are directly covered by tariff item 2302.50.00 as leguminous plant processing by-products.
Pea Bran Pellets
Pea bran pellets are agglomerated bran and sharps from sifting and milling dried peas, a leguminous plant, commonly used in livestock feed formulations. The pellet form, with a binder not exceeding 3%, is explicitly included in tariff item 2302.50.00.