Gyrfalcon from China
Live Gyrfalcons (Falco rusticolus), the largest falcons, are Arctic natives imported for elite falconry and breeding. HTS 0106.31.00.00 designates them as birds of prey per official chapter notes excluding microorganisms or game trophies. Prized for speed and plumage variations.
Duty Rate — China → United States
19.3%
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
• CITES Appendix I required; use IATA-compliant live animal containers
• Common issue: incomplete microchip documentation for identification