Salted Dried Cocktail Shrimp from Germany
Tiny dried salted shrimp used as cocktail garnish, unshelled. Classified HTS 0306.95.00 for dried/salted shrimps not flours/pellets. Common in snack imports.
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
• Confirm particle size >2mm to avoid pellet definition; no binders allowed
• Section 609 docs
• Pitfall: packaging as 'pellets' triggering 0309