Waste of coarse animal hair
Waste of wool or of fine or coarse animal hair, including yarn waste but excluding garnetted stock. > Waste of coarse animal hair > Waste of coarse animal hair
Duty Rate (from China)
Products classified under Tariff item 5103.30.00.00
Buffalo Mane Hair Waste
> Buffalo mane hair waste consists of discarded outer-coat hairs from water buffalo processing. These hairs are coarse animal hair, as defined in Chapter Note 1(c), and are not fine animal hair (which includes alpaca, llama, camel, yak, Angora, Kashmir or similar goats, rabbit, hare, beaver, nutria or musk-rat). This waste is not garnetted stock and is therefore classifiable under tariff item 5103.30.00 as waste of coarse animal hair.
5103.30.00Camel Coarse Hair Sweepings
> Camel coarse hair sweepings are waste fibers from sorting and cleaning coarse camel hair, excluding the fine undercoat (which is fine animal hair). Under Chapter Note 1(b), camel hair (including dromedary) is fine animal hair only if it is the undercoat; the coarse outer guard hairs are coarse animal hair. This waste is not garnetted stock and is classifiable under 5103.30.00 as waste of coarse animal hair.
5103.30.00Cow Tail Hair Clippings
> Cow tail hair clippings are waste hair from bovine tails collected during slaughterhouse or hide processing operations. Cattle are not listed as fine animal hair in Chapter Note 1(b), so their hair is coarse animal hair. This waste, not being garnetted stock, falls under tariff item 5103.30.00 as waste of coarse animal hair.
5103.30.00Deer Tail Hair Scraps
> Deer tail hair scraps are coarse hair waste from deer tails, collected after hunting or taxidermy processing. Deer are not listed among fine animal hair animals in Chapter Note 1(b), so their hair is coarse animal hair. This waste, not being garnetted stock, is classifiable under 5103.30.00.
5103.30.00Goat Beard Hair Waste
> Goat beard hair waste consists of coarse hair from common goats (not Angora, Kashmir, or similar fine-haired goats). Chapter Note 1(b) lists fine animal hair as including hair from Angora, Tibetan, Kashmir, or similar goats, but not common goats. Therefore, common goat beard hair is coarse animal hair, and this waste is classifiable under 5103.30.00.
5103.30.00Horse Tail Hair Waste
> Horse tail hair waste is trimmed or discarded hair from horse tails, generated during grooming or industrial processing. Horses are not listed as fine animal hair in Chapter Note 1(b), so horsehair is coarse animal hair. This waste, not being garnetted stock, falls under 5103.30.00.
5103.30.00Industrial Felt Coarse Hair Waste
> Industrial felt coarse hair waste is waste coarse animal hair from manufacturing heavy felts or press cloths. This waste is not garnetted stock and is not a made-up article, so it remains classifiable as waste under 5103.30.00. The fact that the hair was used for industrial purposes does not change its classification as waste of coarse animal hair.
5103.30.00Slaughterhouse Coarse Hair Byproduct
> Slaughterhouse coarse hair byproduct is waste coarse hair from livestock such as cattle or goats, collected at slaughter facilities. This byproduct is not fine animal hair and is not garnetted stock, so it is classifiable under 5103.30.00 as waste of coarse animal hair.
5103.30.00Yak Coarse Guard Hair Waste
> Yak coarse guard hair waste is waste from the outer guard hairs of yaks, separated during dehairing to obtain the fine undercoat. Under Chapter Note 1(b), yak hair is fine animal hair, but this refers to the undercoat; the coarse guard hairs are coarse animal hair. This waste is not garnetted stock and is classifiable under 5103.30.00.