Frozen Chicken Backs from Canada
Frozen chicken backs consist of the backbones and attached meat from chicken carcasses, used in stocks. HTS 0207.14.00.40 covers them as 'other' frozen cuts and offal of chickens. They are bone-in scraps not fitting specific leg or breast categories.
Duty Rate — Canada → 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
• Label clearly as 'chicken backs' to distinguish from wholes or quarters during CBP exam
• Test for pathogens; high-risk offal requires enhanced FSIS sampling
• Track origin quotas if from quota-limited countries like Brazil or China