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%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

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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