Frozen Farmed Shell-On 90/120 Vannamei Shrimp from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.94, articles the product of Mexico, 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