Pasteurized Frozen Tanner Crab from Germany
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 — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Section 301 (forced labor) — European Union member state (col1 rate < 10 percent): MFN < 10% → total duty capped at 10%
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