Shrimp Cocktail from China
Cooked shrimp mixed with cocktail sauce, packed in plastic tubs (not airtight). Under HTS 1605.21.10 as other preserved shrimps not in airtight containers; the sauce enhances preservation but primary component is shrimp.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.5%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Classify based on essential character (shrimp >50%); declare sauce as minor ingredient
• Comply with FDA seafood HACCP and provide sauce recipe for additive review
• Refrigerated shipping required; declare as perishable to avoid spoilage claims