Preserved Turtle Meat Chunks from Canada
Cooked turtle meat chunks in oil, canned for long shelf life, classified under HTS 1602.90.91.80 as other prepared meat. Reptile meats not elsewhere specified fit this offal-like category.
Duty Rate — Canada → United States
16.4%
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
Import Tips
• CITES Appendix listing requires export permits from origin country
• FDA seafood HACCP plan mandatory; test for heavy metals in reptiles
• Avoid Chapter 3 misclassification as live or fresh aquatic invertebrates