Wapiti Elk Velvet Antler from China
North American wapiti (elk) velvet antler, unworked and simply prepared by removal of excess tissue, retaining full skin layer. Classified in HTS 0507.90.00.10 for velvet-covered antlers used in nutraceuticals. Excluded from food or textile chapters per legal notes.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
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
9903.88.0325%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)
Import Tips
• USFWS declaration mandatory for cervid products due to CWD (chronic wasting disease) risks
• Document harvest date to prove velvet stage; post-velvet hard antler changes classification
• Avoid bulk packaging that implies processing—ship in individual wraps to maintain 'simply prepared' status