Bulk Frozen Nile Perch Fillets for Processing from Japan
Large bulk packs of frozen Nile perch fillets destined for further industrial processing into value-added products. Falls squarely under HTS 0304.63.00.00 for frozen Lates niloticus fillets, not intended as pellets per chapter definition. Commonly used in fish stick production.
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
• Declare as 'for further processing' to potentially qualify for lower duties under certain FTAs like AGOA for African origins
• Provide processor end-use statements to customs for bulk shipments over 1 ton