Uncooked Batter-Coated Hake Nuggets from China
Frozen nuggets shaped from hake meat, dipped in a tempura-style batter but raw and not in oil, intended for frying. HTS 1604.20.40.00 applies to such similarly prepared fish sticks of any shape, excluding cooked or oil-preserved items. This ensures proper tariff for uncooked coated products.
Duty Rate — China → United States
45%
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
• Conduct moisture and coating tests to prove uncooked status; cooked products incur different rates
• Include HACCP plans for seafood processing to meet FDA import requirements
• Watch for quota restrictions on certain whitefish like hake from specific countries