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Fresh Pacific Oysters

Live or fresh Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas) harvested from coastal waters, sold in the shell for immediate consumption or shucking. Classified under HTS 0307.19.01 as 'other' oysters that are not fit for human consumption in their current form per chapter notes, distinguishing from processed products in heading 0309.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳ChinaFree+37.5%37.5%
🇲🇽MexicoFree+10.0%10%
🇨🇦CanadaFree+10.0%10%
🇩🇪GermanyFree+10.0%10%
🇯🇵JapanFree+12.5%12.5%
PGA flags (1)Show detailsFD4FDAMay be required
  • FD4

    FDA · May be required · on some HTS numbers under this code

    Food and Drug Administration

    FDA prior notice data is required 801(m)

    Licenses & permits (3)
    • FDA prior notice for food shipments, filed via ACE or FDA PNSI before arrival source
    • FDA food facility registration for facilities that make, process, pack or hold the food source
    • FDA entry data in ACE with affirmation of compliance codes (registration, listing, approval numbers) source

CBP HTS reference file, Nov 9, 2026 · licenses and permits are the usual requirements for that agency program; confirm with the agency for your product

More Specific Codes

This product may fall under a more specific subheading:

0307.19.01.60Farmed
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0307.19.01.80Other
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Alternative Classifications

This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.

0309.10Lower: 18.5% vs 37.5%

If fit for human consumption as flour, meal, or pellets

Chapter notes exclude flours, meals, and pellets suitable for human food from 0307, moving them to 0309.

0307.71.00Same rate: 37.5%

If shucked or processed for retail

Shucked oysters, whether in immediate containers or not, fall under specific subheading 0307.71 rather than 'other'.

1605.59.05Same rate: 37.5%

If cooked, smoked, or prepared/preserved

Prepared or preserved oysters shift from fresh molluscs in Chapter 3 to prepared foods in Chapter 16.

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Import Tips & Compliance

• Verify oysters are live or fresh (not cooked/smoked) to avoid reclassification under 0309; provide harvest certificates

• Comply with FDA seafood HACCP and shellfish sanitation program requirements; include temperature logs for chilled goods

• Avoid common pitfalls like mislabeling as 'shucked' which shifts to 0307.71; declare exact species and condition

Related Products under HTS 0307.19.01

Chilled Belon Oysters

Chilled Belon oysters (Ostrea edulis variant), European flats, premium for raw bars. Classed under HTS 0307.19.01 as chilled 'other' oysters.

Frozen Olympias Oysters

Frozen native Olympias (Ostrea conchaphila), tiny Pacific oysters. HTS 0307.19.01 frozen 'other'.

Live Suminoe Oysters

Live Suminoe oysters (Crassostrea rivularis) for market. HTS 0307.19.01 live 'other'.

Brined Portuguese Oysters

Brined Crassostrea angulata. HTS 0307.19.01 'other'.

Fresh Duxbury Oysters

Fresh MA native strain. HTS 0307.19.01.

Chilled Wellfleet Oysters

Chilled Cape Cod premium. HTS 0307.19.01.