HTS Section I
Live Animals; Animal Products
Section I groups 5 HTS chapters covering 1,669 tariff classifications, averaging about 4.1% general (MFN) duty, peaking in Chapter 4 at 12.3%.
- 4.1%
- avg chapter duty
- 5
- HTS chapters
- 1,669
- tariff classifications
- 12.3%
- peak (Ch 4)
According to the U.S. International Trade Commission Harmonized Tariff Schedule 2026 Basic Edition, PlainTariff indexes 13,855 Column 1 general-rate tariff lines across 96 chapters as of August 2026. See our methodology for how rates are parsed and when the USITC vintage updates.
Section at a glance
According to PlainTariff's dutiable-only average MFN rates (USITC HTS 2026 Basic Edition), Section I ranks #6 of 20 among sections with a measurable dutiable average (highest average = #1). The 5 chapters here average about 4.1% general (MFN) duty across 1,669 classifications.
- #6 of 20
- among sections by dutiable avg
- 4.1%
- avg chapter duty
- 5
- HTS chapters
- 1,669
- tariff classifications
Section averages orient only; duty is set at the individual tariff-line level (USITC HTS 2026 Basic Edition).
A mixed-rate section that needs a chapter comparison
Section I spans 5 chapters with a 4.1% average general (MFN) rate. Compare the chapter bars before treating the section-level figure as representative of a product.
The section summary guides the search; the tariff-line page supplies the rate.
- Catalog
- 1,669
- classifications
- Route
- 5 chapters
- before the heading
FAO ag-trade commodities that map into Section I
21 FAO commodity series (chapter-linked) overlap this USITC section, about $2.9B in reported global trade value across those series. This is agricultural trade volume, not a duty quote; open a commodity for country flows, then return to the chapter table for the operative HTS line.
- Meat of cattle boneless; fresh or chilled$545.0M
HTS Ch 02 · top exporter Brazil · top importer China; mainland
- Cheese from whole cow milk$398.5M
HTS Ch 04 · top exporter Germany · top importer Germany
- Meat of chickens; fresh or chilled$304.2M
HTS Ch 02 · top exporter Brazil · top importer China; mainland
- Meat of pig boneless; fresh or chilled$219.2M
HTS Ch 02 · top exporter United States of America · top importer Japan
- Meat of pig with the bone; fresh or chilled$193.1M
HTS Ch 02 · top exporter Spain · top importer China; mainland
- Whole milk powder$137.0M
HTS Ch 04 · top exporter New Zealand · top importer China; mainland
- Cattle$117.5M
HTS Ch 01 · top exporter France · top importer United States of America
- Meat of cattle with the bone; fresh or chilled$115.1M
HTS Ch 02 · top exporter Poland · top importer China; mainland
Source: FAO trade series joined to USITC chapters inside Section I. Only sections with chapter-linked FAO rows render this band.
HTS section dispatch
SEC-I · Section IRATE-MID · RANK-MID · BOOK-DENSE · CH-5 · PEAK-STEEP · PHOTO-FINISH
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RATE-MID
10.1% avg MFN
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RANK-MID
#6 of 20
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BOOK-DENSE
1,669 lines
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CH-5
5 chapters
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PEAK-STEEP
Peak 26.4%
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PHOTO-FINISH
≈ Sec XI
Nearest avg-rate peer: Section XI (+0.2 pts)
Dutiable MFN neighbourhood around Section I
Lowest/highest poles plus sections nearest this sheet on dutiable-only average (USITC HTS 2026)
Section I vs all HTS sections by classification count
Where this section's tariff-line inventory sits among all 22 HTS sections (schedule breadth, not a virtue ranking)
1,669 8th of 22 higher than 14 of 22 sections
Sections banded by USITC HTS classification count
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more sections. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule 2026 Basic Edition · 2026-05-15
MFN rate bands in Section I
Exclusive bands across all 707 tariff lines in this section (USITC HTS 2026). Rate complex covers non-ad-valorem or unparsed general rates, not a restatement of the chapter-average chart below.
Average duty rate by chapter, Section I
Mean general (MFN) rate across each chapter's tariff lines
| Chapter | Title | Items | With Rates | Avg Rate | Max Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Live animals | 126 | 37 | 0.9% | 6.8% |
| 2 | Meat and edible meat offal | 250 | 111 | 6.0% | 26.4% |
| 3 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 797 | 279 | 0.7% | 15% |
| 4 | Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 435 | 259 | 12.3% | 25% |
| 5 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 61 | 21 | 0.6% | 5.1% |
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Nationwide HTS sections with similar tariff profiles
Two peer sets for Section I, each excluding this section (the chapter table above stays the within-section path).
Similar dutiable average rate
Nearest other sections by dutiable-only MFN average (4.1% here).
Similar HTS line inventory
Nearest other sections by tariff-line count (1,669 here).
Read with Section I
Contrast this sheet with nearest avg-rate peers and corpus poles, not a generic guide roster.
Section XII: Footwear
Highest dutiable-only average (15.0%) — contrast with Section I.
Section XVI: Machinery
Lowest dutiable-only average (3.6%) — compare rate posture.
Section XI: Textiles and Textile Articles
Nearest avg-rate peer (10.3%) on the same dutiable-only basis.
Section II: Vegetable Products
Nearest avg-rate peer (11.3%) on the same dutiable-only basis.
Section XIII: Stone
Nearest avg-rate peer (7.9%) on the same dutiable-only basis.
Next steps
Drill from this section down to the exact rate for your product.
- Open any of Section I's 5 chapters to see its tariff lines. Chapter table above
- Estimate the duty on a shipment in this category. Tariff calculator
- Search for a specific product by code or description. Search HTS
The section average is a rough guide; actual duty depends on the precise HTS classification and country of origin.
Related sections
Sources: U.S. International Trade Commission Harmonized Tariff Schedule (2026 Basic Edition) and FAO FAOSTAT Trade: Crops and Livestock. See our methodology for how figures are computed.
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