Frozen Farmed Shell-On 90/120 Vannamei Shrimp from Germany
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 — Germany → 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
• 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