Bone Ash Powder from Japan
Finely ground ash from calcined animal bones, used as fertilizer or in ceramic production. HTS 0511.99.4070 covers this as other animal products NES from dead animals unfit for food, not qualifying as ivory or horsehair. Excludes prepared blood meal.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%
Import Tips
• Provide ash composition analysis to distinguish from fertilizers (Chapter 31)
• Declare as 'calcined waste' to prevent mix-up with edible bone meal
• Check EPA regs for fertilizer end-use, even if classified as raw