Frozen Freshwater Prawns from Japan
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 — 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
• 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