0304.53.00.10/IQF Never-Frozen Chilled Atlantic Cod Fillets/Japan

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%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%

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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