Frozen Eel Meat Chunks from China
Chunks of eel (Anguilla spp.) meat, skinned and frozen, not further processed. Falls under HTS 0304.93.90.00 as other frozen fish meat from eels, a named species, separate from fillets or mincemeat.
Duty Rate — China → United States
41%
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
• Obtain CITES permits if wild-caught, as some Anguilla populations are regulated
• Document filleting process to distinguish from whole frozen eels in 0303.82
• Test for heavy metals, common in eels, to meet FDA import standards