Roasted Silkworm Pupae from China

Silkworm pupae (Bombyx mori) lightly roasted and salted for human consumption, popular in Asian cuisine as a snack. HTS 0410.90.00.00 covers these as other edible insects that are dried/smoked but remain whole and fit for direct human eating.

Duty Rate — China → United States

36.1%

Rate breakdown

9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
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)

Import Tips

Provide origin certificates confirming insect farming standards; roasted products need moisture content verification

Comply with FSMA foreign supplier verification programs for insect processors

Watch for CBP scrutiny on 'roasted' vs 'fried' distinctions that could shift to Chapter 19