Live Illex Squid from China
Live Illex squid (Illex argentinus) harvested from the South Atlantic, transported in oxygenated seawater tanks to maintain viability. Classified under HTS 0307.42.00 as live squid, fitting the chapter's scope for live molluscs including squid. Not processed, frozen, or preserved.
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
• Verify live status with temperature logs and oxygenation certificates to avoid reclassification as fresh/chilled
• Obtain CITES permits if from protected stocks; comply with section 609 if misidentified as shrimp product
• Use insulated live tanks; declare exact species to prevent customs delays on molluscs