Fresh Bone-In Pork Ham from Japan
A whole fresh pork ham with bone in, derived from the hind leg of the swine, typically weighing 15-20 pounds. Classified under HTS 0203.12.90.10 as fresh or chilled hams and cuts thereof with bone in, excluding shoulders. Meets chapter criteria for swine meat suitable for human consumption.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Verify USDA FSIS prior approval and provide health certificates confirming the meat is fresh/chilled and free from disease
• Include full traceability documentation from slaughter to export; dutiable weight includes bone and fat per US notes
• Check country-specific beef quotas indirectly affect pork supply chains; declare exact cut to avoid misclassification as shoulders