Frozen Plucked Whole Chicken from China
Chicken frozen whole after plucking feathers, intact carcass uncut. Precisely matches HTS 0207.12.00 for frozen chicken not cut in pieces, post-slaughter processing standard. Unplucked would still classify similarly if eviscerated.
Duty Rate — China → United States
17.5%
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
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)
Import Tips
• Plucking cert not required but ensure sanitary dressing; FSIS inspection mandatory
• No hide/skin allowance per US note
• Watch for head/feet inclusion affecting 'whole' status