Retort-Pouched Spicy Chicken Curry from Germany
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 — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
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