Clam Sauce with Whole Clams

Prepared sauce containing whole cooked clams in tomato or white wine base for pasta. Features mollusc meat as key ingredient in a prepared product under HTS 1604.20.05. Retail-ready jarred format.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳China5%+35.0%40%
🇲🇽Mexico5%+10.0%15%
🇨🇦Canada5%+10.0%15%
🇩🇪Germany5%+10.0%15%
🇯🇵Japan5%+10.0%15%

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Alternative Classifications

This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.

1605.10.05Higher: 45% vs 40%

If crab/lobster dominant

Specific crustacean sauces may use 1605 if not general.

2103.90.80Higher: 41.4% vs 40%

If sauce with trace clam meat

Minimal mollusc content classifies as general sauces.

0710.10.00Higher: 49% vs 40%

If frozen clam meat bulk

Bulk frozen without sauce stays Chapter 3/7 frozen.

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Import Tips & Compliance

Provide depuration records for clams to prove pathogen-free status

Break down clam meat vs sauce ratio in documentation

Comply with country of origin marking for mixed EU/US products