Frozen Farmed Shell-On 90/120 Vannamei Shrimp from Japan
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 — 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
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