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Frozen Pre-Cooked Tilapia Nuggets

Breaded and batter-coated tilapia nuggets, pre-cooked and blast-frozen for kids' meals. Bite-sized for easy eating. Under HTS 1604.20.50.10 as similarly prepared, breaded frozen fish products.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳China7.5%+37.5%45%
🇲🇽Mexico7.5%+10.0%17.5%
🇨🇦Canada7.5%+10.0%17.5%
🇩🇪GermanyFree+10.0%10%
🇯🇵JapanFree+12.5%12.5%

Alternative Classifications

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

0302.71Lower: 12.5% vs 45%

If fresh or chilled fillets

Fresh tilapia excludes preservation processing required for Chapter 16.

1604.19Lower: 18.5% vs 45%

If not in stick/nugget shape

Other shaped pre-cooked fish without breading uses different statistical suffixes.

1905.31.00Lower: 20% vs 45%

If mixed with pasta in kits

Fish nuggets in ready-to-cook pasta sets classify as snack foods.

Not sure which classification is right?

The Tariff Assistant works through the GRI rules on your specific product to reach the right HTS code — and can price the duty on it in the same conversation.

Import Tips & Compliance

• Provide farm-raised certification for tilapia to address traceability concerns

• Include batch codes for recall traceability in import documentation

• Test for contaminants like heavy metals common in farmed fish