Frozen Spent Hen Whole from Japan
Post-laying hen carcass frozen whole, uncut, for meat use. HTS 0207.12.00 applies to all chicken types frozen not in pieces, including culled layers. Condition suitable for consumption determines inclusion.
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
• Prove fitness for human consumption via lab tests; lower quotas may apply indirectly
• FSIS path cert required
• Pitfall: older birds scrutinized more for diseases