Dried Blood Meal for Pet Food from China
Dried blood meal is produced by drying and grinding animal blood from slaughterhouses, serving as a nitrogen-rich protein source in pet and livestock feeds. It is classified under HTS 0511.99.30.60 for other animal products chiefly used as feed ingredients. Unfit for human consumption due to processing.
Duty Rate — China → United States
25%
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)
9903.05.860%Universal product exemption (U.S. note 52(b))
Import Tips
• Provide sanitary certificates from exporting country confirming no disease vectors and compliance with APHIS standards
• Test for heavy metals and pathogens; declare protein content accurately on invoices