Crab Cake with Cod Fillers from Mexico
Pre-cooked crab cakes incorporating crab meat blended with cod fish, breadcrumbs, and spices, frozen for retail. This product is under HTS 1605.10.05.90 as a crab-based prepared meal containing fish meat (cod).
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
20%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 10% ad valorem on products of Mexico
Import Tips
• Provide weight percentages confirming crab exceeds fish meat to stay in 1605; otherwise, risks reclassification
• Adhere to USDA/NOAA traceability for wild-caught crab and farmed cod origins
• Package in consumer-ready portions to avoid bulk subheading 1605.10.20