Squid Flour for Noodles from Japan
Powdered squid meal used in human food like ramen flavorings, fit for consumption. Classified in 0309.90.90.00 as other molluscs flour, separate from raw squid in earlier headings.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Label as 'squid flour' with nutritional info per FDA
• Obtain prior notice via FDA system
• Pitfall: confusing with industrial squid meal