Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 0506.90

0506.90.00

0506.90.00: Bones and horn-cores, unworked, defatted, simply prepared: other

Not declarable on its own: use one of its 2 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026

  1. 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. 0506.90.00 Other

What you pay

Importing into USA

Customs duty Free standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 2 additional measures
VAT no federal VAT; a Merchandise Processing Fee of 0.3464 % is charged on formal entries
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US additional duties of HTS chapter 99 in force on 22 October 2026 are included (Section 301, 232, 338 and 201). IEEPA duties are no longer collected after the Supreme Court ruling of February 2026. Conditional exemptions (US content, end use, metal share) are not computed: check the provision.

Additional duties and import rules

Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.

Additional duties and charges 2

  • Additional dutySection 338 — Canada — discrimination against US alcoholic beverages, dairy, motor vehicles (Proclamations 11046–11048, as modified) 50%
    Applies to goods from
    Canada
    In force
    from 22 August 2026
    Legal act
    HTSUS 9903.03.13
  • Additional dutySection 301 — China — technology transfer, IP and innovation (2018 actions and 2024 four-year review) 25%
    Applies to goods from
    China
    In force
    from 24 September 2018
    Legal act
    HTSUS 9903.88.03

Subdivisions

  1. 0506.90.00 Other Free
  2. 0506.90.00.20 Bones, crude, steamed or ground kg
  3. 0506.90.00.40 Other kg

Same subheading in other tariffs

0506.90 Bones and horn-cores, unworked, defatted, simply prepared: other

Legal notes

Chapter notes: Chapter 05 →

HTS code 0506.90.00 is a line of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States under HS subheading 0506.90 (bones and horn-cores, unworked, defatted, simply prepared: other).

The general duty is free.

2 statistical sub-lines below it are used in the declaration.

For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the EU duty is free, the Türkiye duty is free, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 10%, the Brazil duty is 7.2%, the Argentina duty is 7.2%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is 0%–2.5%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is free and the Nigeria duty is 5%.

The United States imported goods of subheading 0506.90 worth US$34m in 2024; the largest supplier was Australia.

Questions and answers

What is the USA import duty for HTS code 0506.90.00?

The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is free. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Where does the United States import these goods from?

For subheading 0506.90 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Australia (US$16m), followed by the Netherlands.

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