Chilled Octopus Flour from Japan
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 — 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
• 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