Cooked Pork Kidneys from Mexico
Cooked pork kidneys are swine offal that has been boiled, seasoned, and canned for human consumption. This HTS 1602.49.10.00 covers other prepared offal of swine, including kidneys not specifically named elsewhere. Cooking renders it preserved, distinguishing from raw offal.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
13.2%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.94, articles the product of Mexico, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Provide heat-processing logs to prove commercial sterility for FDA low-acid canned food rules
• Use HS explanatory notes to justify offal classification over 'livers and hearts' if mixed
• Test for residues like antibiotics common in offal to comply with FDA import refusals