0304.96.00.00/Frozen Blue Shark Meat Blocks/Japan

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%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 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