Frozen Pacific Herring Roe on Kelp from China
Frozen roe from Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii) adhered to kelp sheets, a delicacy prepared for Japanese cuisine. HTS 0303.91.4020 applies as it's frozen herring roe (edible offal), with kelp considered incidental packaging not altering the principal classification. Excludes processed flours or pellets per chapter notes.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
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
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
Import Tips
• Provide harvest certificates specifying Pacific herring to distinguish from Atlantic; kelp must not exceed 50% weight to retain roe classification
• Ensure bivalve molluscan shellfish safety compliance if kelp sourced from same waters; label net weight of roe separately
• Watch for misdeclaration as 'seaweed product,' which could trigger agricultural quarantine issues