Fresh Squid Meal Powder from China
Meal produced by grinding fresh or chilled squid into a fine powder suitable for human consumption in soups, sauces, and pasta dishes. Falls under HTS 0309.90.40.90 for other fresh/chilled flours, meals, and pellets of molluscs fit for human use.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.5%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Maintain cold chain documentation to prove fresh/chilled status, as warming could lead to reclassification
• Include nutritional labeling and allergen declarations for molluscs per FDA rules
• Watch for misdeclaration as 'pellets' if binders are used, which must be minimal per chapter notes