# United States tariff line 0505.90.20.20: Feather meal > In the United States tariff, line 0505.90.20.20 covers feather meal and waste, feather meal. The general (MFN) duty rate is 2.3%. It falls under HS subheading 0505.90 in heading 05.05 (chapter 05). Source: https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/0505902020 Last updated: 9 October 2026 [Countries](https://border.bot/countries) / [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states) / [Chapter 05](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/05) / [0505.90](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/050590) / [0505.90.20.20](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/0505902020) ## Key facts - Tariff line: 0505.90.20.20 - Covers: Feather meal and waste, feather meal - Duty (MFN): 2.3% - Preferential rates: From free (17 programmes or origins) - Additional duties: None recorded - Restrictions: None recorded - Tariff: [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states) - HS subheading: [0505.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/050590) ## What this line covers In the United States tariff, line 0505.90.20.20 covers feather meal and waste, feather meal. Its legal text is “Feather meal”, read under “Other” and “Feather meal and waste”. ## How it is structured It falls under HS subheading 0505.90 in heading 05.05 (chapter 05). The first six digits are the Harmonized System code; the 4 digits after them are added by the United States tariff. - Chapter 05: Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included - Heading 05.05: 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 - Subheading 0505.90: Other - Within the subheading: Feather meal and waste - Line 0505.90.20.20: Feather meal ## Duty The general (MFN) duty rate is 2.3%. The rate is published on 0505.90.20. Duty-free entry applies to goods that qualify under 16 programmes, and to goods from a group of origins (origin group A). - Free: a group of origins (origin group A) (A) - Free: United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement (AU) - Free: United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (BH) - Free: United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CL) - Free: United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (CO) - Free: African Growth and Opportunity Act (D) - Free: Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (E) - Free: United States-Israel Free Trade Area (IL) - Free: United States-Jordan Free Trade Area Implementation Act (JO) - Free: United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (KR) - Free: United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (MA) - Free: United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (OM) - Free: Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (P) - Free: United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (PA) - Free: United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (PE) - Free: United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (S) - Free: United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (SG) ## In other countries No other national tariff on border.bot has live lines under 0505.90 yet. - [The Harmonized System text for 0505.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/050590) ## Other lines under 0505.90 - [0505.90.20.40](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/0505902040) Other - [0505.90.60.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/0505906000) Other - Previous line: [0505.10.00.65](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/0505100065) Down - Next line: [0505.90.20.40](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/0505902040) Other ## Frequently asked questions ### What does tariff line 0505.90.20.20 cover in the United States tariff? In the United States tariff, line 0505.90.20.20 covers feather meal and waste, feather meal. ### What is the general (MFN) duty on 0505.90.20.20 in the United States? The general (MFN) duty rate is 2.3%. The rate is published on 0505.90.20. ### Which preferential rates apply to 0505.90.20.20? Duty-free entry applies to goods that qualify under 16 programmes: the United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement, the United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement, the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act, African Growth and Opportunity Act, Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, the United States-Israel Free Trade Area, the United States-Jordan Free Trade Area Implementation Act, the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement, the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement and the United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement, and to goods from a group of origins (origin group A). ## Sources and updates The tariff lines for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026. The duty rates for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026. The trade programmes for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026. This page was last updated on 9 October 2026. Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling. Official source files: - https://hts.usitc.gov/reststop/exportList?from=0000000000&to=9999999999&format=CSV&styles=false Machine-readable: https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/0505902020.json