Salted Dried Cocktail Shrimp from Japan
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 — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Confirm particle size >2mm to avoid pellet definition; no binders allowed
• Section 609 docs
• Pitfall: packaging as 'pellets' triggering 0309