Frozen Bone-In Hickory Smoked Pork Shoulder from China
Frozen pork shoulders with bone in, hickory wood-smoked for processing, under HTS 0203.22.10.00. Smoking constitutes processing for tariff purposes in frozen swine meat cuts.
Duty Rate — China → United States
20%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Document smoking time/temperature for CBP review; declare as whole cuts not parts
• Pitfall: confusing with cooked products leading to 1602 reclass