Frozen Blue Shark Meat Blocks from Japan
Frozen blocks of meat from blue shark (Prionace glauca), often minced or whole muscle for industrial use in fish sticks. Falls under HTS 0304.96.00.00 as frozen other fish meat from sharks. These are typically skin-on, bone-in blocks destined for further filleting.
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 detailed commercial invoices specifying shark species and processing state (e.g
• 'block-frozen meat') to prevent misclassification as fillets
• Comply with US finning bans; include declarations confirming no detached fins accompany the meat shipment
• Test for heavy metals common in sharks; retain lab reports for FDA import alerts on contaminants