Salted Pork Belly Slabs from China
Thick slabs of pork belly cured with salt, used primarily for bacon production or slow cooking. Classified under HTS 0210.12.0040 as salted bellies (streaky) of swine, excluding hams and cuts thereof fitting other subheadings. Meets chapter criteria for preserved pork meat not covered by fresh meat headings.
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
• Confirm salting process meets 'salted in brine' definition to avoid reclassification as fresh meat; include full weight documentation per US notes; check country-specific quotas if from Argentina or Uruguay