Chicken Pad Thai Ready-to-Heat Pouch from Japan
A shelf-stable or refrigerated pouch meal with rice noodles, chicken strips, peanuts, and pad Thai sauce, fully cooked and portioned. Falls under HTS 1602.32.0030 as an 'other' prepared meal of chickens, emphasizing the poultry component as principal.
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
• Provide lab analysis confirming chicken as the chief ingredient to prevent disputes over noodle dominance
• Obtain prior FDA approval for low-acid canned or pouched foods, with full processing records
• Avoid common pitfalls like insufficient poultry sourcing documentation, which can trigger FDA holds