0305.69.10.22/Backbone-Free Brined Pollock/Japan

Backbone-Free Brined Pollock from Japan

Pollock with vertebral column removed, preserved in brine, unsmoked and undried. Classified in HTS 0305.69.10.22 for pollock limited to vertebral removal and brining, maintaining 'processed by removal' status.

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

• Specify 'vertebral column removed' in commercial invoice to align with heading language

• Monitor salt levels to prevent drying classification; maintain >70% moisture

• Comply with Lacey Act declarations for species and harvest origin