Frozen Air-Chilled Whole Chicken from Mexico
Whole chicken air-chilled before freezing, uncut carcass. Fits HTS 0207.12.00 as frozen chicken not in pieces; chilling method is pre-freeze process not altering classification. Preferred for quality retention.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Document air-chill to support no-water claims; FSIS accepts
• No duty variance for method
• Pitfall: water-chilled sometimes heavier, affecting value