Frozen Free-Range Whole Chicken from Germany
Whole chicken from free-range farming, frozen not in pieces. HTS 0207.12.00.40 applies to other frozen whole chickens, where production method affects marketing but not tariff heading.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Free-range claims need third-party verification; unsubstantiated labels risk CBP fines
• Maintain cold chain; breaches can reclassify as chilled under 0207.11
• Batch testing for pathogens mandatory per FSIS import regs