Chilled Alligator Tail Meat from China
Chilled tail fillets from farmed alligators, white meat alternative. HTS 0208.90.91.00 for other chilled reptile meat and offal. Growing US market for sustainable protein.
Duty Rate — China → United States
26.4%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Farm-raised requires aquaculture health certs; wild needs CITES
• Declare precise chilling temps to avoid frozen reclassification
• Test for heavy metals common in reptiles for FDA clearance