0305.72.00.00/Smoked-Dried Tilapia Heads/Japan

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

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

• 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