Fancy Blue Crab Lump in Airtight Can from Germany
High-grade fancy lump blue crab meat (Callinectes sapidus), hand-picked, cooked, and sealed in airtight cans for premium markets. Precisely classified in HTS 1605.10.20.51 for swimming crab species in such containers per HTS notes.
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
• Include commercial invoice with detailed species breakdown and harvest dates
• Monitor FDA import refusal trends for crabmeat contaminants
• Consider tariff engineering by importing in bulk non-airtight if processing domestically