Shredded BBQ Chicken in Pouch from Japan
Retort-pouched shredded chicken meat in barbecue sauce, shelf-stable after cooking. HTS 1602.32.00.40 covers this as 'other' preserved chicken, excluding frozen or uncooked forms.
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 heat-processed low-acid retort documentation and pH/acidity tests for FDA clearance
• Declare sauce ingredients separately if over 20% by weight to prevent duty shifts to prepared sauces