Frozen Smoked Squid Tubes from Japan
Frozen squid (Loligo spp.) tubes that have been lightly smoked before freezing, under HTS 0307.92.01 allowing smoked molluscs frozen. Tubes are cleaned mantle sections without skin.
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
• Declare smoking process details to CBP; histamine testing required for scombroid risk
• Pitfall: undervaluing based on unsmoked equivalent