Shrimp and Pollock Seafood Croquettes from China
Breaded and fried croquettes filled with shrimp and pollock fish mince, frozen for reheating. Classified in HTS 1605.29.05.00 for containing crustacean meat (shrimp) and fish meat (pollock) in preserved form.
Duty Rate — China → United States
40%
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
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)
Import Tips
• Use binding rulings for complex mixtures to lock in 1605.29.05.00 classification
• Ensure shrimp traceability docs for Section 609; farmed shrimp needs verification
• Monitor binder/filler ratios; too high may reclassify as imitation seafood