Chilled Periwinkles from Japan
Small whelks/periwinkles (Littorina spp.), chilled live for picking and eating in European-style seafood boils. HTS 0307.91.03.90 captures these as 'other' chilled molluscs.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%
Import Tips
• Use ventilated packaging to keep live; provide harvest area vibrio testing; small size increases misclassification risk as bait