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Updated September 19, 2026

What is the HTS code for a plastic livestock castration tool?

HTS code

3926.90.9989

CBP classified the TestiGrip and TestiGrip Mini, plastic tools that hold a calf's or lamb's testes in place while an elastrator band is applied, under HTS 3926.90.9989 in ruling N352779. That line covers other articles of plastics that no other heading describes more specifically.

  • Made in Canada
  • CBP ruling N352779
  • September 11, 2025
  • Current
Today's duty from Canada

The Product

  • The TestiGrip is a tool for castrating calves. It secures the testes so one person can apply an elastrator band and complete the castration.
  • Made of orange acrylic plastic, it weighs about 30 grams and measures 3 by 5 inches.
  • The TestiGrip Mini is the same tool in a smaller size, 2 by 4 inches, used on lambs, goat kids and mini goats.

CBP's Ruling

ItemHTS codeCBP's description of the line
TestiGrip and TestiGrip Mini castration toolsHTS 3926.90.9989Other articles of plastics and articles of other materials of headings 3901 to 3914: Other: Other: Other

Explanation

CBP found that both tools are articles of plastic. Each is made of orange acrylic plastic and works by holding the animal's testes in place for the elastrator band.

Because no other heading describes them more specifically, CBP placed them under heading 3926, other articles of plastics, on the line for other articles of plastics.

Does this apply to your product?

It likely does if you can answer yes to each of these:

  • Is it a tool made of plastic?
  • Does it hold an animal's testes in place while an elastrator band is applied?
  • Is it used for castrating calves, lambs, goat kids or mini goats?

A no to any of them can mean a different code. A licensed broker can classify your product.

The code today

HTS codeIn today's scheduleWhere it sitsToday's duty
3926.90.9989✓ Still in the scheduleHeading 3926Today's duty from Canada 

Checked against today's tariff schedule. The duty calculator opens with the code and country filled in.

Related rulings

N341646 (plastic shade canopies) and N357063 (a plastic clamping tool) put their goods on the same line. N355154 covers a plastic cupholder, N353580 plastic storm water management system chambers, and 871907 plastic tools, all under heading 3926.

  • N355154November 7, 2025Plastic cupholder from Canada3926.90.9989
  • 871907March 4, 1992Plastic tools from Canada3926.90.9090
  • N326584June 27, 2022Plastic lawn border from Canada3926.90.9985
  • N353580October 3, 2025Plastic storm water management system chambers from Canada3926.90.9989
  • N312301June 25, 2020Plastic wellness screens from Canada3926.90.9990
  • N341646August 21, 2024The classification, country of origin, and eligibility of the United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA) of plastic shade canopies3926.90.9989
  • N357063January 12, 2026The classification, marking, country of origin, and United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement (“USMCA”) eligibility of a plastic clamping tool3926.90.9989
  • N325322April 29, 2022Plastic washer from Taiwan3926.90.4590
Read CBP's full ruling N352779 The letter as CBP published it, on rulings.cbp.gov

Borderless, a licensed U.S. customs brokerage, summarized CBP ruling N352779 in plain English and checked its codes against the letter and today's tariff schedule. A ruling applies only to goods that match its facts; our terms explain the rest. Terms