Frozen Blue Shark from Japan

Frozen blue shark (Prionace glauca) whole bodies, often used for meat or fins in processing. HTS 0303.81.0091 applies to this other shark species, frozen excluding fillets or meat of 0304.

Duty Rate — Japan → United States

10%

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

Import Tips

Attach vessel logbooks or RFMO certificates proving sustainable catch quotas for overfished species

Avoid common pitfall of insufficient temperature logs; maintain -18°C or below chain of custody records

Declare exact species using FAO 3-alpha codes to prevent disputes over 'other sharks' categorization