Pasteurized Frozen Tanner Crab from China
Frozen Tanner crabs (Chionoecetes bairdi), a snow crab relative from Alaska/Bering Sea, pasteurized lightly but remaining raw-frozen. Classifies in HTS 0306.93.40.00 for other frozen crabs, not cooked per legal notes.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.5%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Differentiate pasteurization from cooking via time/temp records to avoid 0306.17 reclassification
• Comply with section 609 if any shrimp bycatch noted in processing facility
• Use ISF filings early for frozen seafood to prevent holds at ports