Chicken Meatballs in Tomato Sauce from Germany
Pre-cooked chicken meatballs preserved in seasoned tomato sauce, shelf-stable for pasta dishes. Under HTS 1602.39.00 as prepared poultry meat, where sauce is secondary to meat content.
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
• Sauce-to-meat ratio under 50% keeps it poultry-classified
• Acidified low-acid foods need FDA process filing