Frozen Cooked Shrimp Tail-On from Japan
Frozen cooked shrimp with tails intact, prepared by boiling and quick-freezing, classified under HTS 1605.29.10.40 as prepared or preserved crustaceans other than those in airtight containers. This statistical subheading applies to shrimp imports meeting chapter statistical note 1 requirements for specific reporting.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%
Import Tips
• Verify compliance with Section 609 of Public Law 101-162 requiring certification that shrimp are not harvested by slave labor
• Provide detailed documentation on species (e.g
• Litopenaeus vannamei) and processing method for CBP classification
• Avoid misclassification as raw frozen shrimp under Chapter 3 by confirming cooking/preservation status