HTS Chapter 5 tariff rates (headings 0501–0511), 2026
Chapter 5 has 21 tariff lines across 9 headings. 15 (71%) enter duty-free at the general (MFN) rate, and 20 are on a Section 301 list, so products of China pay an extra duty on top.
21 tariff lines, USITC 2026HTSRev19. Specific or compound = a rate per unit (e.g. ¢/kg), not a percentage.
Section 301 China lists in chapter 5
| List | Duty for products of China | Lines |
|---|---|---|
| List 3 | Base rate + 25% | 14 |
| List 4A | Base rate + 7.5% | 6 |
| List 4B | Base rate + 15% (suspended, not collected) | 1 |
Highest general duty rates in chapter 5
| HTS code | Description | General rate | Section 301 |
|---|---|---|---|
0510.00.20.00 | Ambergris, castoreum, civet and musk | 5.1% | List 4A (+7.5%) |
0511.99.36.00 | Natural sponges of animal origin | 3% | List 3 (+25%) |
0505.90.20 | Feather meal and waste | 2.3% | List 3 (+25%) |
0501.00.00.00 | Human hair, unworked, whether or not washed or scoured; waste of human hair | 1.4% | List 4A (+7.5%) |
0511.99.40 | Other | 1.1% | List 3 (+25%) |
0502.90.00.00 | Other | Free | List 4A (+7.5%) |
All headings in chapter 5
| Heading | Description | Lines | Duty-free | Top rate | On 301 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0501 | Human hair, unworked, whether or not washed or scoured; waste of human hair | 1 | 0 | 1.4% | 1 |
0502 | Pigs', hogs' or boars' bristles and hair; badger hair and other brushmaking hair; waste of such bristles or hair: | 2 | 1 | 0% | 1 |
0504 | Guts, bladders and stomachs of animals (other than fish), whole and pieces thereof, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked | 1 | 1 | 0% | 1 |
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: | 3 | 2 | 2.3% | 3 |
0506 | Bones and horn-cores, unworked, defatted, simply prepared (but not cut to shape), treated with acid or degelatinized; powder and waste of these products: | 2 | 2 | 0% | 2 |
0507 | Ivory, tortoise-shell, whalebone and whalebone hair, horns, antlers, hooves, nails, claws and beaks, unworked or simply prepared but not cut to shape; powder and waste of these products: | 2 | 2 | 0% | 2 |
0508 | Coral and similar materials, unworked or simply prepared but not otherwise worked; shells of molluscs, crustaceans or echinoderms and cuttlebone, unworked or simply prepared but not cut to shape, powder and waste thereof | 1 | 1 | 0% | 1 |
0510 | Ambergris, castoreum, civet and musk; cantharides; bile, whether or not dried; glands and other animal products used in the preparation of pharmaceutical products, fresh, chilled, frozen or otherwise provisionally preserved: | 2 | 1 | 5.1% | 2 |
0511 | Animal products not elsewhere specified or included; dead animals of chapter 1 or 3, unfit for human consumption: | 7 | 5 | 3% | 7 |
General rates apply to most countries; free-trade partners can qualify for the special rate, and Column 2 applies to a few countries. Other duties (Section 232, antidumping/countervailing, other Chapter 99 measures) can also apply. Always confirm a classification with CBP or a licensed customs broker.
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