White Leghorn Layer Breeding Chickens from China
Day-old White Leghorn chicks bred specifically as layer-type stock for commercial egg production. These purebred birds weigh under 185g and are imported to establish or replenish breeding flocks focused on high egg output. Classified under HTS 0105.11.00.10 as layer-type breeding chickens.
Duty Rate — China → United States
17.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 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 VS 17-29 USDA import permit and health certificate from exporting country verifying disease-free status
• Provide proof of purebred breeding stock status; chicks must weigh ≤185g upon import
• Arrange quarantine at USDA-approved facility; common pitfall is incomplete avian influenza testing