Brined Sturgeon Caviar Livers from Canada
Brined sturgeon livers are the organ tissues from sturgeon (separate from roe), preserved in heavy salt brine for specialty food markets. HTS 0305.20.40 covers this as 'other' salted fish livers, excluding the roe itself classified elsewhere.
Duty Rate — Canada → United States
10%
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
Import Tips
• Obtain aquaculture certification to bypass wild sturgeon CITES Appendix II restrictions
• Clearly differentiate from roe in descriptions to avoid quota confusion with caviar imports
• Monitor salinity tests for uniform brining compliance