Pasteurized Frozen Tanner Crab from Japan
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 — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%
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