# HTS 0511.99.36.00: Natural sponges of animal origin

> Plain-language tariff reference from the USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule on [PlainTariff](https://plaintariff.com/).

## Duty rates

- **General (MFN) rate:** 3%
- **Special / FTA rate:** Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA, PE,S,SG)
- **Column 2 rate:** 15%
- **Corpus rank:** #5506 of 6827 among dutiable tariff lines
- **Percentile among ad-valorem lines:** 58th of 13,544 rated lines

## Classification path

- **Section I:** [Live Animals; Animal Products](https://plaintariff.com/section/i-live-animals-animal-products)
- **Chapter 5:** [Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included](https://plaintariff.com/chapter/chapter-05-products-of-animal-origin-not-elsewhere-specified-or-included)
- **HTS code:** 0511.99.36.00

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*Source: U.S. International Trade Commission Harmonized Tariff Schedule. HTML canonical: https://plaintariff.com/heading/0511993600-natural-sponges-of-animal-origin*