HTS Index

HTS heading 0505

Skins and other parts of birds, with their feathers or down, feathers and parts of feathers (whether or not with trimmed edges) and down, not further worked than cleaned, disinfected or treated for preservation; powder and waste of feathers or parts of feathers — 11 codes under this heading, with the duty on each.

CodeDescriptionGeneral rateUnits
0505Skins and other parts of birds, with their feathers or down, feathers and parts of feathers (whether or not with trimmed edges) and down, not further worked than cleaned, disinfected or treated for preservation; powder and waste of feathers or parts of feathers + Ch. 99not stated
0505.10.00Feathers of a kind used for stuffing; down + Ch. 99Free
0505.10.00.50Feathers + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 0505.10.00)kg
0505.10.00.55Down + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 0505.10.00)kg
0505.10.00.60Feathers + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 0505.10.00)kg
0505.10.00.65Down + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 0505.10.00)kg
0505.90Other + Ch. 99not stated
0505.90.20Feather meal and waste + Ch. 992.3%
0505.90.20.20Feather meal + Ch. 992.3% (inherited from 0505.90.20)kg
0505.90.20.40Other + Ch. 992.3% (inherited from 0505.90.20)kg
0505.90.60.00Other + Ch. 99Freekg

6 of these lines state no rate of their own and inherit one from the line above, which is how the schedule is read. Each says which line it came from.

Additional duties may apply

11 lines here reference Chapter 99, where Section 301, Section 232 and other additional duties live. Those are charged on top of the general rate and depend on where the goods were made. What those provisions are.

Source: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, U.S. International Trade Commission (public domain). Classification and the duties that finally apply to a shipment are a licensed customs broker's call.