Frozen Bone-In Smoked Pork Shoulder from Japan
Frozen pork shoulders with bone in, smoked for flavor preservation, classified as processed cuts under HTS 0203.22.10.00. Meets criteria for swine hams/shoulders/cuts thereof that are frozen and processed but not further cooked.
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
• Provide affidavits confirming bone-in status and smoking process; no allowance for bones/fat per US notes on meat duties
• Avoid misdeclaration as unprocessed to prevent reclassification