Frozen Whole Chicken from China
A complete frozen chicken carcass, not cut into pieces, suitable for human consumption. It falls under HTS 0207.12.00 as it is poultry meat of chickens, frozen in its whole form without any portioning. This classification excludes products unfit for consumption or those cut into pieces.
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
• Verify origin country quotas per US notes to avoid over-quota duties; include entire weight without bone/fat deductions
• Ensure USDA FSIS prior approval and health certificates
• Common pitfall: misclassifying partially cut birds as whole