Live Blood Cockles (Tegillarca granosa) from Mexico
Live blood cockles from the Arcidae family, popular in Asian cuisine, imported alive in aerated seawater. Fits HTS 0307.71.00.90 as live 'other' clams, cockles or ark shells per chapter hierarchy.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
10%
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
Import Tips
• Use aerated live tanks during transit; document oxygen levels to prove viability
• Check for anti-dumping duties on Asian cockles and include family verification (Arcidae)