Fresh Beluga Sturgeon Caviar from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
25%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 10% ad valorem on products of Mexico
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