Carded Cow Tail Hair
Coarse hair sourced from cow tails, carded to straighten and clean for textile or craft applications. This fits HTS 5105.40.00.00 for carded coarse animal hair from animals outside fine hair definitions. Used in traditional rope making or artisan brushes.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If includes brush-making bristles
Bristles and brush-making hair excluded from Chapter 51 per notes, go to 0502.
If unprocessed, greasy state
Uncarded coarse hair of other animals under 5101, before carding/combing.
If further woven into fabric
Once woven into textile fabric, shifts to Chapter 51 heading 5112 for woven fabrics.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Document source animal (e.g
• bovine tail) to confirm coarse classification; lab tests for foreign matter essential
• Use bonds if destined for special uses like felts to defer higher duties, per US note (d)
• Avoid pitfalls by separating from bristle hair (0502); declare as clean kg basis
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Carded Goat Hair Fiber
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