U.S. Customs and Border Protection · CROSS Database · 1 HTS code referenced
Primary HTS Code
2309.90.1015
$67.9M monthly imports
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Ruling Age
33 years
Data compiled from CBP CROSS Rulings, Census Bureau Trade Data · As of 2026-05-02 · Updates monthly
The tariff classification of treats for horses from Germany.
NY 880072 November 12, 1992 CLA-2-23:S:N:N1:231 880072 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 2309.90.1015 Mr. Walter Warren Panalpina, Inc. 34 Exchange Place Harborside Financial Center Jersey City, New Jersey 07311-3991 RE: The tariff classification of treats for horses from Germany. Dear Mr. Warren: In your letter dated November 4, 1992, on behalf of Petrapet, New Jersey, you requested a tariff classification ruling. The sample, a 200 gram package of "Winergy" treats for horses, describes the product in question as a "healthy bar and a perfect reward for every horse". It's ingredients include dehusked oats, glucose syrup, wheat bran, linseeds, carrots, molasses, corn, wheat flour, a mixture of vitamins and minerals, soya flour, beetroot, glucose, sucrose, dried tomatoes and dried nettles. The applicable subheading for the horse treats will be 2309.90.1015, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for preparations of a kind used in animal feeding: mixed feeds or mixed feed ingredients. The rate of duty will be free. Additional requirements may be imposed on this product by the Food and Drug Administration. You may contact the FDA at: Food And Drug Administration Division of Regulatory Guidance 200 C Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20204 This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Section 177 of the Customs Regulations (19 C.F.R. 177). A copy of this ruling letter should be attached to the entry documents filed at the time this merchandise is imported. If the documents have been filed without a copy, this ruling should be brought to the attention of the Customs officer handling the transaction. Sincerely, Jean F. Maguire Area Director New York Seaport