Salted Dried Cocktail Shrimp from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 10% ad valorem on products of Mexico
Import Tips
• Confirm particle size >2mm to avoid pellet definition; no binders allowed
• Section 609 docs
• Pitfall: packaging as 'pellets' triggering 0309