Alpaca Wool Carding Waste from Mexico
Waste generated during the carding process of alpaca fiber, consisting of short fibers, vegetable matter, and impurities removed to produce clean fine animal hair. Classified under HTS 5103.20.00.00 as other waste of fine animal hair, excluding garnetted stock, due to its unclean state and origin from processing fine animal hair like alpaca. It is measured by clean yield for duty purposes.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 10% ad valorem on products of Mexico
Import Tips
• Provide laboratory certification of clean yield as per US note (b) to avoid disputes on dutiable weight
• Ensure documentation specifies it's not garnetted stock to confirm classification in 5103.20
• Declare moisture and vegetable matter content accurately to match clean yield formula