HTS Index

HTS heading 3503

Gelatin (including gelatin in rectangular (including square) sheets, whether or not surfaceworked or colored) and gelatin derivatives; isinglass; other glues of animal origin, excluding casein glues of heading 3501 — 8 codes under this heading, with the duty on each.

CodeDescriptionGeneral rateUnits
3503.00Gelatin (including gelatin in rectangular (including square) sheets, whether or not surfaceworked or colored) and gelatin derivatives; isinglass; other glues of animal origin, excluding casein glues of heading 3501 + Ch. 99not stated
3503.00.10.00Fish glue + Ch. 991.2¢/kg + 1.5%kg
3503.00.20.00Valued under 88 cents per kg + Ch. 991.2¢/kg + 3.2%kg
3503.00.40.00Valued 88 cents or more per kg + Ch. 992.8¢/kg + 3.8%kg
3503.00.55Other + Ch. 992.8¢/kg + 3.8%
3503.00.55.10Edible gelatin + Ch. 992.8¢/kg + 3.8% (inherited from 3503.00.55)kg
3503.00.55.20Photographic gelatin + Ch. 992.8¢/kg + 3.8% (inherited from 3503.00.55)kg
3503.00.55.50Other + Ch. 992.8¢/kg + 3.8% (inherited from 3503.00.55)kg

3 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

8 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.