Cured Pork Belly Slabs from China
Thick slabs of pork belly cured with salt and spices, brined for preservation, ready for slicing into bacon. Classified under HTS 0210.12.00 as streaky bellies of swine that are salted or in brine, distinct from fresh pork bellies in 0203. This excludes fresh or frozen uncured bellies unfit for immediate consumption.
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
• Obtain prior USDA FSIS approval and ensure product meets pathogen reduction standards for cured meats
• Declare entire weight including brine per US note; misdeclaration leads to penalties
• Verify country of origin quotas as some suppliers like Uruguay have limits on swine products