Fresh Chilled Pandalus Borealis Shrimp

Freshly caught and chilled cold-water shrimp of the Pandalus borealis species, commonly known as northern shrimp, supplied live or chilled without freezing. Classified under HTS 0306.35.00 as cold-water shrimps and prawns specifically of Pandalus spp., in live, fresh, or chilled state, not processed beyond chilling.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡³ChinaFree+35.0%35%
πŸ‡²πŸ‡½MexicoFree+10.0%10%
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦CanadaFree+10.0%10%
πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺGermanyFree+10.0%10%
πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅JapanFree+10.0%10%

Alternative Classifications

This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.

0306.17.00Same rate: 35%

If frozen after capture

Freezing changes classification from fresh/chilled cold-water shrimp to frozen cold-water shrimp in the same subheading group.

0306Same rate: 35%

If cooked by steaming or boiling and chilled

Cold-water shrimp cooked in shell, whether chilled or not, fall under the cooked crustaceans heading rather than live/fresh/chilled.

0302Lower: 10% vs 35%

If processed into flour, meal, or pellets fit for human consumption

Chapter notes exclude flours, meals, and pellets suitable for human food from headings 0305-0308, directing them to 0309.

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Import Tips & Compliance

β€’ Comply with Section 609 of Public Law 101-162 requiring certification that shrimp are not harvested by slave labor; provide verifiable documentation from suppliers

β€’ Maintain cold chain integrity with temperature logs below 4Β°C to preserve 'chilled' status and avoid reclassification to frozen under 0306.17

β€’ Include species identification (Pandalus spp.) and catch certificates to prevent customs holds on misidentified crustaceans

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Chilled Brown Shrimp (Crangon Crangon)

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Fresh Ice-Packed Pandalus Goniurus Shrimp

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