Fish Stock Concentrate from China
Concentrated liquid extract from boiling fish bones and heads, strained to remove solids, used in professional kitchens for sauces. Classified under HTS 1603.00.90.90 as a juice/extract of fish, distinct from smoked or canned preparations. Purity ensures it remains an unprocessed extract.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
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
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 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(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
Import Tips
• Include processing details in commercial invoice to distinguish from broths under 2104
• Comply with FDA seafood HACCP requirements and provide histamine test results for shelf-stable liquids
• Avoid common pitfall of mislabeling as 'soup base' which could trigger reclassification to prepared foods