IQF Never-Frozen Chilled Atlantic Cod Fillets from Japan
Individually quick frozen then thawed Atlantic cod fillets maintained chilled for 'never frozen' marketing. HTS 0304.53.0010 if verifiably fresh/chilled at import. Appeals to premium retail sectors.
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
• Provide thaw certificates and time-temperature indicators to prove chilled status
• Avoid 'fresh' labeling if any freezing history exists per FDA rules
• Test for histamine levels critical for scombroid risk in cod