Sterilized Canned Beef Chunks from Japan
Large chunks of cooked beef undergoing retort sterilization in airtight cans. Fits HTS 1601.00.40 precisely as beef preserved by airtight container sterilization.
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
• Commercial sterility validation via thermal death time studies mandatory for entry
• Batch coding for traceability; CBP often requests production records
• Avoid glass jars which may classify under different container rules