Lobster and Salmon Quiche from China
A savory quiche featuring lobster meat combined with salmon and eggs, baked in a pastry crust. Classified under HTS 1605.30.05 as a prepared meal containing lobster (crustacean) and fish meat from salmon. It qualifies due to the explicit inclusion of fish meat alongside crustacean in a ready-to-eat form.
Duty Rate — China → United States
47.5%
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
• Verify fish meat content exceeds 50% by weight for proper classification; provide lab analysis if challenged
• Comply with section 609 of Public Law 101-162 requiring documentation on shrimp/lobster sourcing to avoid penalties
• Label products clearly with species names (e.g
• 'Homarus americanus lobster') per FDA seafood regulations