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- 1. This chapter covers all live animals except:
- (a) Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, of heading 0301, 0306, 0307 or 0308;
- (b) Cultures of microorganisms and other products of heading 3002; and
- (c) Animals of heading 9508.
- 1. The expression "purebred breeding animals" covers only animals certified to the U.S. Customs Service by the Department of Agriculture as being purebred of a recognized breed and duly registered in a book of record recognized by the Secretary of Agriculture for that breed, imported specially for breeding purposes, whether intended to be used by the importer himself or for sale for such purposes. 1The animal certificate of pure breeding is an obsolete form and can no longer be obtained from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Consult U.S. Customs for additional information.
- 2. Certain special provisions applying to live animals are in chapter 98.
U.S. Tariff Rates
Live horses, asses, mules and hinnies
Horses
Purebred breeding animals
Males
Females
Other
Imported for immediate slaughter
Other
Asses
Other
Imported for immediate slaughter
Other
Live bovine animals
Cattle
Purebred breeding animals
Dairy
Male
Female
Other
Male
Female
Other
Cows imported specially for dairy purposes
Weighing less than 90 kg each
Weighing 90 kg or more each
Other
Weighing less than 90 kg each
Male
Female
Weighing 90 kg or more but less than 200 kg each
Male
Female
Weighing 200 kg or more but less than 320 kg each
Male
Female
Weighing 320 kg or more each
For immediate slaughter
Steers
Bulls
Cows
Heifers
For breeding
Male
Female
Other
Male
Female
Buffalo
Purebred breeding animals
Male
Female
Other
Bison
Other
Weighing less than 90 kg each
Male
Female
Weighing 90 kg or more but less than 200 kg each
Male
Female
Weighing 200 kg or more but less than 320 kg each
Male
Female
Weighing 320 kg or more each
For immediate slaughter
For breeding
Male
Female
Other
Male
Female
Other
Live swine
Purebred breeding animals
Other
Weighing less than 50 kg each
Weighing less than 7 kg each
Weighing 7 kg or more but less than 23 kg each
Weighing 23 kg or more but less than 50 kg each
Weighing 50 kg or more each
Imported for immediate slaughter
Breeding animals other than purebred breeding animals
Other
Live sheep and goats
Sheep
Goats
Weighing not more than 185 g
Chickens
Breeding stock, whether or not purebred
Layer-type (egg-type)
Broiler-type (meat-type)
Other
Turkeys
Ducks
Geese
Guinea fowls
Other
Chickens
Other
Other live animals
Mammals
Primates
Camels and other camelids (Camelidae)
Rabbits and hares
Other
Foxes
Other
Dogs
Other
Reptiles (including snakes and turtles)
Birds
Birds of prey
Psittaciformes (including parrots, parakeets, macaws and cockatoos)
Ostriches; emus (Dromaius novaehollandiae)
Other
Insects
Bees
Other
Leaf cutter bee larvae
Other
Other
Worms
Bait (other than worms)
Other
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