Forage Kale Baleage
Fermented baleage from forage kale (Brassica oleracea), a high-yield leafy forage for cattle silage. Classified in HTS 1214.90.0090 as 'forage kale' listed in the tariff description for similar products.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If fresh leafy parts used medicinally or as algae-like product
Certain leafy forages resembling seaweeds or medicinal plants may fall under 1212.
If ensiled and sold as complete cattle feed
Processed silage products shift to prepared animal feeds in Chapter 23.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Provide fermentation pH tests proving baleage status; comply with APHIS permits for brassica imports; avoid over-fermentation that could reclassify as silage under agriculture residues
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Clover Hay Bales
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Lupine Forage Meal
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Sainfoin Hay Pellets
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