Retort-Pouched Spicy Chicken Curry from China
Cooked chicken chunks in a shelf-stable spicy curry sauce, sterilized in retort pouches. Falls under HTS 1602.39.00.45 as other prepared or preserved poultry, not fitting specific subheadings for plain chicken or offal.
Duty Rate — China → United States
23.9%
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
• Obtain prior FDA notice via ACE system for low-acid canned foods
• Validate commercial sterility through process authority validation
• Monitor sodium content labeling to meet NLEA requirements