Fresh Chilled Cockles from Japan
Fresh chilled cockles (Cerastoderma edule) harvested from intertidal zones, packed in chilled seawater. HTS 0307.91.03 applies to these small bivalves as chilled molluscs for fresh market.
Duty Rate — Japan → 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
• Require depuration records showing 48+ hour purification from bacteria
• Pack in non-reactive containers; test for PSP toxins common in cockles
• Avoid bulk ice packing that could freeze product inadvertently