Feather meal

Skins and other parts of birds, with their feathers or down, feathers and parts of feathers (whether or not with trimmed edges) and down, not further worked than cleaned, disinfected or treated for preservation; powder and waste of feathers or parts of feathers: > Other: > Feather meal and waste > Feather meal

Duty Rate (from China)

37.3%
MFN Base Rate2.3%

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

Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 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(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)

Total Effective Rate37.3%

Products classified under HTS 0505.90.20.20

Chicken Feather Meal

Chicken feather meal is a high-protein feed ingredient produced by hydrolyzing, drying, and grinding cleaned and disinfected chicken feathers. It falls under HTS 0505.90.20.20 as feather meal derived from poultry feathers, not further worked beyond cleaning, disinfection, and preservation treatment for use primarily in animal nutrition.

Turkey Feather Meal

Turkey feather meal is produced from steam-hydrolyzed turkey feathers that are cleaned, disinfected, and ground into a fine powder for livestock feed. Classified under HTS 0505.90.20.20 as feather meal from avian sources, limited to preservation treatments without further manufacturing.

Duck Feather Meal

Duck feather meal is a nutrient-dense powder made from cleaned, preserved duck feathers subjected to hydrolysis and milling for use in aquaculture and pet food. It qualifies for HTS 0505.90.20.20 as specifically defined feather meal, with processing not exceeding disinfection and grinding.

Goose Feather Meal

Produced from goose feathers cleaned, treated for preservation, and hydrolyzed into protein-rich meal for monogastric animal diets. HTS 0505.90.20.20 covers this as feather meal, emphasizing minimal processing beyond what's needed for safety and usability.

Poultry Processing Feather Meal

Feather meal byproduct from large-scale poultry slaughterhouses, where feathers are collected, disinfected, steamed, and pulverized for feed use. Fits HTS 0505.90.20.20 precisely as industrial feather meal waste, not advanced beyond basic treatment.