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Ceylon Cinnamon Featherings

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Featherings are the small pieces that break off cinnamon bark when Ceylon cinnamon quills are made. A Sri Lankan export product with its own tariff line, listed here as available on request.

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Appearance
Small, thin, irregular pieces of cinnamon bark that break off when quills are made, sold loose and not rolled into quills.
Typical uses
  • Distillation of cinnamon bark oil
  • Bulk raw material for essential oil distillers
  • Hot water cinnamon drinks made with pieces of bark

Product Overview

Ceylon cinnamon quills are made in Sri Lanka from the bark of Cinnamomum zeylanicum. The peeled bark is rolled and joined into long quills. The Department of Export Agriculture says the other pieces of bark are sold as chips, quillings or featherings. The Department of Cinnamon Development describes featherings as small pieces that break off from cinnamon bark when cinnamon quills are made. They may contain up to 10% chips by weight, and other extraneous substances should not exceed 2%. Featherings have their own line in the export tariff of Sri Lanka, H.09.06.11.94. The Department names featherings, with quillings and chips, as raw material for cinnamon bark oil. The Department of Export Agriculture notes that a drink made by immersing pieces of bark in hot water is popular in Latin American countries. This product is listed as available on request, and packaging is available on request. Send the grade, quantity, packing and destination port by email from the Contact page or the How to order page. Documents and test reports can be discussed for each order.

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Questions about Ceylon Cinnamon Featherings

What are cinnamon featherings?

The Department of Cinnamon Development describes them as small pieces that break off from cinnamon bark when quills are made.

How are featherings different from quillings?

Quillings are whole sticks broken into pieces less than 200 mm long. Featherings are the smaller pieces of bark that break off during quill making.

Can featherings contain chips?

The official description allows up to 10% chips by weight and not more than 2% of other extraneous substances.

Which tariff line covers featherings?

The export tariff published by the Export Development Board lists featherings under H.09.06.11.94. Check the import code used in your own country.

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