Fresh Beluga Sturgeon Caviar from Japan
Premium fresh caviar from Beluga sturgeon (Huso huso), chilled and ready for immediate consumption as a luxury delicacy. Classified under HTS 0302.91.20.00 as fresh or chilled sturgeon roe, excluding processed or salted products. It falls within Chapter 3 for edible fresh fish products like roes.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
15%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.480%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 equal to or greater than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Verify CITES permits for endangered sturgeon species like Beluga to avoid seizure at customs
• Maintain cold chain documentation proving product is fresh/chilled, not frozen (HTS 0303) or processed
• Include lab certificates confirming it's roe only, not mixed with additives that could shift to heading 0309