Live Bighead Carp Breeding Stock from China
Mature live Aristichthys nobilis selected for broodstock in commercial hatcheries to produce fingerlings. This product is squarely under HTS 0301.99.0315 as other live bighead carp for propagation purposes. Imported in controlled oxygen-rich environments to preserve reproductive viability.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 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(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Provide genetic certification and origin docs to verify not invasive strains prohibited under state laws like those in the US
• Monitor dissolved oxygen levels >5mg/L during transit; declare as breeding stock to justify live status