Shrimp Cocktail from Germany
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 — Germany → United States
10%
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
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