Female Angus Beef Heifer from China
A purebred female Angus heifer weighing between 200 kg and 320 kg, used primarily for beef production. This live bovine animal falls under HTS 0102.29.4058 as a female cattle in the specified weight range, excluding purebred breeding animals. It is typically imported for herd expansion or fattening in feedlots.
Duty Rate — China → United States
20%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
Import Tips
• Obtain a veterinary health certificate from the exporting country confirming disease-free status; ensure compliance with USDA APHIS import permit requirements
• Verify animal weight at port of entry to avoid reclassification
• Common pitfall: incomplete quarantine documentation leading to delays