Viscera-Free Whole Salted Cod from Japan
Whole Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) eviscerated only, then salted with moisture >50% by weight. Meets HTS 0305.62.0010 as single permitted processing (viscera removal) for high-moisture salted cod. Preferred for minimal processing purity.
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
• Highlight 'viscera only' in all docs to stay in whole/semi-whole category
• Quarantine lots if shrimp contact per statistical note
• Optimize desalting instructions for US buyers on labels