Live Bighead Carp Research Specimens from China
Live Aristichthys nobilis for scientific research on invasive species control or nutrition studies in universities. Classified precisely under HTS 0301.99.0315 for other live bighead carp. Shipped with permits ensuring ethical handling and quarantine.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
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
9903.88.0325%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)
Import Tips
• Attach university IRB or research protocol to CBP entry for reduced scrutiny on end-use
• Quarantine upon arrival per APHIS; declare small quantities to match research needs
• Avoid pitfall of lacking CITES docs if from wild stock, though bighead carp not CITES-listed