IQF Frozen Mullet Portions from Japan
Individually quick frozen (IQF) mullet portions, skin-on and bone-in, not filleted. HTS 0303.89.0049 for frozen mullet excluding heading 0304 meat or fillets, and not pellets per chapter note.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%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 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• IQF requires proof of individual freezing (no blocks) for quality claims; include packager specs
• Test for antibiotics/heavy metals per FDA import refusal trends for mullet sources