Seal Blubber Oil from China
Crude oil rendered from seal blubber, utilized in traditional Inuit diets and as a source for omega-3 supplements. This product is classified in HTS 1504.30.00.00 for fats from marine mammals like seals, whether crude or simply refined. Chapter notes exclude chemically modified versions.
Duty Rate — China → United States
22.5%
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
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 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(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
Import Tips
• Check regional fishing quotas and Marine Mammal Protection Act compliance for US imports; provide lab analysis confirming no chemical modification
• Pitfall: bulk packaging mistaken for fish oil bulk