Chicken Curry Ready Meal in Tin from Mexico
Pre-cooked chicken curry with rice and spices, hermetically sealed in a metal tin for shelf stability. This qualifies for HTS 1602.32.0010 as a prepared chicken meal in an airtight container, emphasizing its multi-ingredient, ready-to-eat nature.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
16.4%
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
Import Tips
• Obtain prior FDA approval for shelf-stable low-acid canned foods via filed scheduled process
• Document weight of chicken content to confirm it meets poultry-dominant criteria for Chapter 16
• Beware of spice-heavy blends that might trigger flavoring reclassification under Chapter 21