Dried Salty Vannamei Shrimp from Mexico
Dried and salted Litopenaeus vannamei shrimp, whole in-shell, used in Asian cuisine. HTS 0306.95.00 covers shrimps dried, salted, or in brine not fitting other precise subheadings. Excludes flours or pellets per chapter notes.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.94, articles the product of Mexico, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Provide lab analysis confirming salt content and drying process without binders to stay in 0306
• Section 609 applies—certify no forced labor in supply chain
• Common pitfall: excessive drying mimicking pellets, risking move to 0309