Live Pandalus Platyceros Spot Prawns from China
Live spot prawns (Pandalus platyceros), large cold-water shrimp from Alaskan waters, shipped alive for premium markets. Covered by HTS 0306.35.00 for live Pandalus spp. cold-water shrimps and prawns.
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
• Employ vivier trucks or planes for live transport; declare survival rate expectations in entry docs
• Section 609 certification mandatory; source from audited fisheries to avoid detention
• Label with scientific name and harvest date to confirm live/fresh status under HTS criteria