3503.00.20.00

Valued under 88 cents per kg

Gelatin (including gelatin in rectangular (including square) sheets, whether or not surfaceworked or colored) and gelatin derivatives; isinglass; other glues of animal origin, excluding casein glues of heading 3501: Inedible gelatin and animal glue

Unit: kg Heading: 3503 Chapter: 35 As of May 1, 2026

Duty rates

Column 1 (General / MFN)

1.2¢/kg + 3.2%

Column 2 (Non-NTR)

5.5¢/kg + 20%

Column 1 (Special / FTA)

Free

Eligible

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The rates above are statutory column rates. Trade remedies in Chapter 99 (Section 301, 232, IEEPA, reciprocal) and FTA preferences can change the duty owed on a given entry — see below.

Trade measures (Chapter 99)

9903.03.01

The duty provided in the applicable subheading + 10%

Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter

Effective from February 24, 2026 through July 24, 2026

9903.03.02

The duty provided in the applicable subheading

Articles the product of any country that (1) were loaded onto a vessel at the port of loading and in transit on the final mode of transit prior to entry into the United States, before 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on February 24, 2026; and (2) are entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, before 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on February 28, 2026

Effective from February 24, 2026 through July 24, 2026

9903.03.03

The duty provided in the applicable subheading

Articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa)(ii) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter

Effective from February 24, 2026 through July 24, 2026

9903.03.04

The duty provided in the applicable subheading

Articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa)(iii) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter

Effective from February 24, 2026 through July 24, 2026

9903.03.05

The duty provided in the applicable subheading

Articles of civil aircraft (all aircraft other than military aircraft); their engines, parts and components; their other parts, components and subassemblies; and ground flight simulators and their parts and components of any country, provided for in subdivision (aa)(iv) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter

Effective from February 24, 2026 through July 24, 2026

9903.03.06

The duty provided in the applicable subheading

Articles of aluminum, of steel, or of copper or derivative aluminum or steel articles; passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks; parts of passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks; medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; parts of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; wood products; and semiconductor articles, of any country, as provided in subdivision (aa)(v) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter

Effective from February 24, 2026 through July 24, 2026

9903.03.07

The duty provided in the applicable subheading

Articles the product of Canada, as provided for in subdivision (aa)(vi) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter

Applies to origin: CA

Effective from February 24, 2026 through July 24, 2026

9903.03.08

The duty provided in the applicable subheading

Articles the product of Mexico, as provided for in subdivision (aa)(vii) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter

Applies to origin: MX

Effective from February 24, 2026 through July 24, 2026

9903.03.09

The duty provided in the applicable subheading

Articles of textiles or apparel the product of Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras or Nicaragua, as provided for in subdivision (aa)(viii) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter

Applies to origin: CR, SV, GT, HN, NI, DO

Effective from February 24, 2026 through July 24, 2026

9903.03.10

The duty provided in the applicable subheading

Articles that are donations, by persons subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, such as food, clothing and medicine, intended to be used to relieve human suffering

Effective from February 24, 2026 through July 24, 2026

9903.03.11

The duty provided in the applicable subheading

Articles that are informational materials, including but not limited to publications, films, posters, phonograph records, photographs, microfilms, microfiche, tapes, compact disks, CD ROMs, artworks and news wire feeds

Applies to origin: IL

Effective from February 24, 2026 through July 24, 2026

9903.88.15

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The duty provided in the applicable subheading + 7.5%

Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)

Applies to origin: CN

Effective from September 24, 2018

Related CBP rulings

N260870 February 13, 2015

The tariff classification of gelatin waste from a foreign trade zone

Your submission indicates that the gelatin waste at issue is a by-product of a manufacturing process within a foreign trade zone.

M87566 December 12, 2006

The tariff classification of Gelatin from Korea

Our laboratory analyzed the sample you submitted. In your letter

K89023 September 3, 2004

The tariff classification of unfilled hard gelatin capsules from China

The tariff classification of unfilled hard gelatin capsules from China

965322 September 10, 2002

Reconsideration of NY H84904, Pharmaceutical Grade Gelatin.

You describe the merchandise under consideration as being "worked, unhardened 'pharmaceutical grade' gelatin, to be manufactured in a country which is a party to the NAFTA." You further state that the gelatin will be manufactured with the u

H84904 September 5, 2001

The tariff classification and status under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), of pharmaceutical grade unhardened edible gelatin from a NAFTA beneficiary country; Article 509

The tariff classification and status under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), of pharmaceutical grade unhardened edible gelatin from a NAFTA beneficiary country; Article 509

G87306 March 12, 2001

The tariff classification of Edible Gelatin from Italy

The merchandise is gelatin made from calfskin and pigskin for human consumption.

559259 December 6, 1995

Country of origin marking for dry gelatin/sugar mix; HRL 735559; NAFTA; Article 509; 19 U.S.C. 1304; Part 102, Interim Regulations;19 CFR 102.11-General Rules; 19 CFR 102.18 - Rules of Interpretation;19 CFR 102.19 - NAFTA Preference Override; Essential Character

that were not directly addressed in HRL 735559, and you request Customs to address the effect on the country of origin marking requirements of a slightly different manufacturing process than the process described in the February 25, 1994, r

956543 September 7, 1994

Country of origin determination for a girls' top and shorts;fabric knit, dyed and cut in Taiwan; simple assembly in China; 19CFR 12.130(b)(d)(e); cutting constitutes substantialtransformation.

You have requested a country of origin determination for a girls' two-piece outfit comprised of a knit top and shorts (referenced style number 3503). The item is sized 2T/4T and is manufactured of a knit blend of 65 percent polyester and 35

735559 September 1, 1994

Country of origin marking for dry gelatin/sugar mix; NAFTA; Article 509; 19 U.S.C. 1304; Part 102, Interim Regulations; 19 C.F.R. 102.11-General Rules; 19 C.F.R. 102.18 - Rules of Interpretation; 19 C.F.R. 102.19-NAFTA PreferenceOverride; Essential Character; 19 C.F.R.  134.22; 19 C.F.R. 134.32; 19 C.F.R. 134.25; 19 C.F.R. 134.46

Hormel plans to manufacture a dry gelatin powder in the United States. Gelatin is classified under heading 3503, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Annotated ("HTSUSA"). The dry gelatin will be shipped to Canada to be mixed wit

895087 March 24, 1994

The tariff classification of Edible Gelatin from France.

The tariff classification of Edible Gelatin from France.

868858 December 13, 1991

The tariff classification of Edible and Inedible Gelatinsfrom various column 1 status countries.

The tariff classification of Edible and Inedible Gelatinsfrom various column 1 status countries.

Other codes in heading 3503

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Duty by origin country

The rate above is the statutory base. Total landed duty depends on origin — see the calculated rate for 3503.00.20.00 from each major US trading partner.

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