Fresh Porcine Gallbladder Bile from Canada
Fresh bile collected from pig gallbladders, chilled for preservation and used in pharmaceutical compounding for choleretic agents. Classified under HTS 0510.00.40.20 as fresh bile, part of animal secretions for drug preparation. It is provisionally preserved to retain enzymatic activity.
Duty Rate — Canada → United States
10%
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
Import Tips
• Ensure cold chain documentation (below 4°C) to prove provisional preservation status
• Comply with USDA APHIS import requirements for swine-derived products to avoid quarantine
• Avoid common pitfall of declaring as 'food additive' which triggers different FDA oversight