Smoked-Dried Tilapia Heads from Japan
Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) heads lightly smoked then dried, but primarily preserved by drying. HTS 0305.72.00.00 if drying predominant; note excludes cooked-before-smoking but allows dry preservation.
Duty Rate — Japan → 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
• Declare primary preservation (drying vs smoking) with processing logs to justify classification
• FDA prior notice mandatory for aquaculture tilapia; residue testing common
• Avoid 'cooked' descriptors to stay out of higher processed headings