Canned Pork Blood Pudding from China
Canned pork blood pudding, or boudin noir, is a sausage-like product from swine blood (meat offal) mixed minimally with fillers. HTS 1602.49.10.00 includes prepared blood and other offal of swine. It qualifies as preserved offal despite sausage form due to blood predominance.
Duty Rate — China → United States
20.7%
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
• Blood products require additional FSIS residue testing for heavy metals and pathogens
• Avoid 'sausage' labeling to prevent reclassification under 1601 hams
• Quantify blood content (>50%) in documentation to justify offal heading