{ "summary": "Dog food is usually classified under HS code 2309.10 when it is dog or cat food put up for retail sale. It sits in heading 23.09, “Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding”. Dog food can also fall under 2309.90, depending on the packing.", "updatedAt": "2026-10-11", "facts": [ { "label": "Most likely code", "value": "2309.10", "source": null, "url": "https://border.bot/hs-codes/230910" }, { "label": "Chapter", "value": "23: Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal fodder", "source": null, "url": "https://border.bot/hs-codes/23" }, { "label": "Candidate codes", "value": "2", "source": null }, { "label": "HS edition", "value": "HS2022", "source": null } ], "faq": [ { "question": "What is the HS code for dog food?", "answer": "Dog food is usually classified under HS code 2309.10 when it is dog or cat food put up for retail sale. It sits in heading 23.09, “Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding”." }, { "question": "Does the packing change the HS code for dog food?", "answer": "Yes. Use 2309.10 when it is dog or cat food put up for retail sale. Use 2309.90 when it is an animal feed preparation not put up for retail sale." } ], "sections": [ { "id": "choose", "title": "How to choose the right code", "text": [ "Is it put up for retail sale? Use 2309.10 when it is dog or cat food put up for retail sale. Use 2309.90 when it is an animal feed preparation not put up for retail sale." ] }, { "id": "codes", "title": "Codes for dog food", "text": [ "Each code is listed with its legal text from the HS2022 Harmonized System release, quoted as published, and the condition under which it applies to dog food." ] }, { "id": "similar", "title": "Similar products", "text": [ "Products in the same category as dog food, or classified under the same headings." ] }, { "id": "countries", "title": "Duty rates by country", "text": [ "National tariff lines for dog food are live for the United States. Each page lists the lines under the codes above, with their duty rates where they are live." ] }, { "id": "check", "title": "Check your exact product", "text": [ "Describe your product, or paste its page, and the classifier suggests the code with its reasons." ] }, { "id": "note", "title": "Classification depends on the exact product", "text": [ "The right code depends on what the product is made of, how it is made and what it is for, so two products sold as dog food can fall under different codes.", "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." ] }, { "id": "sources", "title": "Sources and updates", "text": [ "The legal texts are from the HS2022 Harmonized System release, live on border.bot since 11 October 2026.", "The conditions and questions on this page were written for dog food by border.bot and checked against those legal texts; the page changes when a new release goes live or the topic is reviewed again." ] } ], "data": { "type": "product-topic", "topic": { "slug": "dog-food", "name": "Dog food", "singular": "dog food", "plural": "dog food", "synonyms": [ "dry dog food", "wet dog food", "kibble", "dog treats" ], "category": { "id": "pet-supplies", "name": "Pet supplies" } }, "edition": "HS2022", "codes": [ { "code": "230910", "role": "likely", "when": "it is dog or cat food put up for retail sale", "legalText": "Dog or cat food, put up for retail sale", "levels": [ "Dog or cat food, put up for retail sale" ], "heading": { "code": "2309", "description": "Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding" }, "chapter": { "code": "23", "description": "Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal fodder" } }, { "code": "230990", "role": "possible", "when": "it is an animal feed preparation not put up for retail sale", "legalText": "Other", "levels": [ "Other" ], "heading": { "code": "2309", "description": "Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding" }, "chapter": { "code": "23", "description": "Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal fodder" } } ], "questions": [ { "about": "packing", "codes": [ "230910", "230990" ], "question": "Is it put up for retail sale?" } ], "similar": [ { "slug": "cat-food", "name": "Cat food", "category": { "id": "pet-supplies", "name": "Pet supplies" }, "codes": [ "230910" ] }, { "slug": "dog-leads-and-collars", "name": "Dog leads and collars", "category": { "id": "pet-supplies", "name": "Pet supplies" }, "codes": [ "420100" ] } ], "countries": [ { "code": "US", "name": "United States", "slug": "united-states", "lines": 2, "ratesLive": true } ], "provenance": [ { "dataset": "GLOBAL:hs", "country": "GLOBAL", "kind": "hs", "seq": 2, "version": "mytraddal hs2022.csv (HS 2022)", "liveAt": "2026-10-11T06:04:17.693Z", "origin": "upload", "sourceUrls": [] } ], "dateModified": "2026-10-11T08:23:53.439Z", "seo": { "canonicalPath": "/hs-codes/for/dog-food", "robots": "index", "sitemap": true, "reasons": [ "published topic, every candidate in the live HS release" ] } }, "links": { "self": "https://border.bot/hs-codes/for/dog-food.json", "html": "https://border.bot/hs-codes/for/dog-food", "canonical": "https://border.bot/hs-codes/for/dog-food", "markdown": "https://border.bot/hs-codes/for/dog-food.md", "tools": { "classifier": "https://border.bot/tools/hs-code-classifier?product=dog+food", "calculator": "https://border.bot/tools/landed-cost-calculator", "api": "https://api.border.bot/v1" } }, "attribution": "border.bot tariff reference (border.bot), compiled from the official publishers named on each page.", "terms": "https://border.bot/legal/terms", "notice": "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.", "catalogVersion": "08bc53aa" }