Pickled Kippered Herring Snacks from Germany
Ready-to-eat pickled kippered herring pieces from Pacific herring, lightly cured in vinegar and spices, sold in vacuum-sealed pouches. Classified under HTS 1604.12.60.30 for 'other' pickled herrings in pieces, not minced, distinguishing from smoked kippers by the pickling preservation method over smoking. Meets criteria for prepared fish excluding caviar or minced forms.
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
• Label products clearly as 'pickled' not 'smoked' to prevent shift to 1604.11; include brine composition
• Obtain seafood HACCP certification; pitfall is failing country-of-origin declaration for traceability
• For retail packs, ensure child-resistant packaging if marketed as snacks, per CPSC guidelines