Goose Feather Meal for Livestock Feed from China
Goose feather meal for livestock feed is a preserved powder from goose feathers, treated only for cleaning and disinfection, providing essential amino acids like lysine. HTS 0505.90.20 covers this as feather meal and waste from birds, excluding further worked products or edible mixtures per chapter exclusions.
Duty Rate — China → United States
39.8%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.0325%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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Confirm non-GMO status if targeting organic feed markets, with lab certificates
• Package in 25-50kg bags with moisture barriers to prevent clumping during ocean transit
• Review EU export rejections history for origin country to anticipate U.S. scrutiny