Ambergris Chunks Raw from China
Raw ambergris chunks collected from ocean beaches, lightly salted for preservation, used in perfume fixation. HTS 0510.00.20.00 explicitly includes ambergris as a whale-derived product for pharma/perfume. Graded by quality (white, grey, black).
Duty Rate — China → United States
22.6%
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
• Marine Mammal Protection Act affidavits confirming non-harvested from live whales
• Pyrolysis tests to authenticate against synthetics or coprolite fakes
• Declare olfactory quality grades affecting commercial value