Frozen Gag Grouper from Japan
Frozen gag grouper (Mycteroperca microlepis) in whole form, not fillets or meat of 0304. This statistical breakout under HTS 0303.89.00.70 targets grouper species specifically. Popular in Gulf of Mexico fisheries for restaurant use.
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
• Include harvest logs and traceability docs to prove legal wild-caught status
• Avoid common pitfall of offal inclusion, which requires separate 0303.91 classification
• Test for contaminants per FDA import alerts on high-mercury species like grouper