1605.10.40.35/Frozen Blue Crab Lump Meat/Mexico

Frozen Blue Crab Lump Meat from Mexico

Premium lump meat from Atlantic blue crab (Callinectes sapidus), cooked, hand-picked, and frozen in blocks, classified under HTS 1605.10.40.35 for other frozen crabmeat. It qualifies as prepared/preserved crab excluding pasteurized or specific regional types.

Duty Rate — Mexico → United States

15%

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

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Import Tips

• Provide lab analysis for moisture/protein content if challenged, as it distinguishes pure meat from imitations

• Comply with USDC traceability rules for blue crab; maintain chain-of-custody records from harvest

• Avoid pitfalls by declaring exact net weight of meat, excluding glaze/ice, per CBP guidelines