Frozen IQF Lobster Tails (Homarus americanus) from China
Individually quick frozen (IQF) raw lobster tails from American lobster (Homarus americanus), shell-on, sourced from North Atlantic waters. Classified under HTS 0306.19.01 for other frozen crustaceans, not cooked, smoked, or formed into pellets as per chapter definitions.
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
• Include commercial invoice specifying 'raw frozen' status and shell-on condition to prevent confusion with cooked lobster tails
• Obtain FDA prior notice and ensure cold chain integrity during import to maintain 'frozen' classification without thawing