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Squid Ink Sauce with Fish Base from Mexico

Squid ink sauce with fish base is a gourmet pasta sauce combining squid ink with fish stock and seafood, derived from fish components. It is a sauce preparation with fish and aquatic animal content below 20%, so it is not classified in Chapter 16. It falls under tariff item 2103.90.90 as 'Other' sauces and preparations.

Duty Rate — Mexico → Canada

9.5%

Import Tips

• Verify the fish and aquatic animal content is below 20% by weight to stay in Chapter 21

• Provide CBSA with the ingredient breakdown

• Label the product as a sauce, not a prepared seafood dish