Frozen Eel Fillets Bulk Processing Boxes from Japan
Frozen American eel (Anguilla rostrata) fillets in 12 kg waxed cardboard boxes with plastic liner for further processing. HTS 0304.93.10.90 covers frozen eel fillets in immediate containers over 6.8 kg total weight. Excludes minced per hierarchy.
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
• Include CITES export permit from origin country; USFWS re-export certification needed
• Test for parasites/PCBs common in wild eels; FDA import refusal risks high
• Declare farmed vs wild source; quotas may apply to Anguilla spp. imports