Frozen Farmed Shell-On 90/120 Vannamei Shrimp from China
Frozen Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) from farms, shell-on with headless count of 90-120 per kg, qualifying as >154/kg (70s). HTS 0306.17.00.16 covers frozen farmed shell-on other shrimps per chapter statistical note. Primarily used for retail peeling and deveining.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
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
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
Import Tips
• Obtain country-of-origin certificates proving farmed status to differentiate from wild-caught for duty purposes
• Conduct pre-shipment count verification to ensure headless weight meets >154/kg criterion
• Declare exact species (e.g
• Litopenaeus vannamei) on entry documents for accurate HTS statistical suffix