Frozen Freshwater Prawns from China

Frozen Macrobrachium prawns, a freshwater crustacean species, heads-off but shell-on. HTS 0306.99.0100 covers these as 'other' frozen crustaceans not matching specific prawn/prawn headings.

Duty Rate — China → United States

35%

Rate breakdown

9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)

Import Tips

Species-specific labeling (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) prevents reclassification as marine shrimp

IQF documentation required; block-frozen may shift to different statistical suffixes

Ensure no binders added, avoiding 'pellets' definition in chapter notes