Chilled Octopus Flour from China
Fine flour from chilled octopus mantle, fit for human use in Asian cuisines or powders. HTS 0309.90.40 for chilled flours of molluscs (octopus as cephalopod). Minimal processing keeps it fresh.
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
• Provide species ID (e.g
• Octopus vulgaris) for accurate mollusc classification
• Refrigerate below 4°C throughout; gaps risk denial as unfit
• FDA prior notice mandatory 2-8 hours pre-arrival for all seafood